MJ replied: > Actually, I was thinking of CFSB&G, and _Teckla_. I am so Ah. I like _Teckla_ too, but I get the feeling that lotsa folks get squeamish about the politics. Those who don't are likely to be upset that our hero is losing his gal. Kick, smack, hug away. I like the central role Noish-pa has in this and Pheonix. Teckla makes Vlad much more human, less high and mighty. Gee, I wonder why? :) > Ahem. Anyway, I'd been under the impression that _Yendi_ got > more love than _Teckla_, at least on-list, You're right. I wasn't sure which source of love you were indicating was withheld. Steve states that _Y_ is his "least favorite book." On the other hand, he defends _T_ quite strongly: "I know there are many people who don't like it. Tough." > Thingol is UNF. UNF? > Personally, I bet that Paarfi would be better at writing a > dull book than SKZB would be. Well of course, but there are two problems with this. One, Paarfi would cheat by using a thousand words instead of five, and two, unless SKZB deigned to translate it for us, we would have a bit of a challenge reading it. Casey