Chris Olson wrote: > MJ postulated: > > Then again, I think I'm the only one here who likes _all_ > > of Steve's books, even the thing that gets no love and even > > the other thing that gets LESS love. MJ, to which volumes are you referring? Are you talking about _Cowboy Feng's_ and _Yendi_? (Which Steve give's less love on his Books page http://www.dreamcafe.com/books.html) I liked _CFSB&G_ (though I'd agree, it's not his one of his best) but Yendi is a favorite, if only for the openning monologue. There was a time in college when a bunch of us would transcribe quotes from favorite books an post them on our dorm room doors. My door had a sprinkling of quotes from Heinlein and a few others, but the centerpeices were two long excerpts. The first was a bit from Ender's Game in which Ender describes the depth of his friendship with Alai reaching beyond their physical separation. The second was the wisecracking remarks of our favorite Easterner assassin about onions and Dragaeran Houses. > Let me clear up this misunderstanding by saying that, > like you, I've not read a single Brust book I haven't > enjoyed. I'm of the firm belief that Steve can do > no wrong when it comes to putting pen to paper (or > fingers to keyboard, I suppose). Likewise, although I am ashamed to admit that I have not attempted to read three of Steve's books (_Agyar_, _The Gypsy_, and _The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars_) nor most of his short stories. Perhaps I'll get to them after _Sethra Lavode_ > And I am in complete agreement with Booklist: > "Brust is incapable of writing a dull book." Oh, I think he could do it if he had to. He just wouldn't enjoy it, and therefore doesn't. Which is not to say that anyone would necessarily publish it once he completed it, but ... Casey