>I find This Immortal pleasant but light, whereas Dune is a major classic. Call me a Philistine. If I reduced Dune to one word, it wouldn't be "classic" it would be "ponderous". I've never understood the fuss about it and I couldn't even make myself read half of the first sequel before I just skipped to the last chapter then put it away forever. With apologies to the Herbert fans, my personal opinion is that Dune and its offspring have a lot more in common with Star Wars-style space opera than it does with most good science fiction. Different strokes, I guess. I wouldn't neccesarily call any particular Zelazny classic either (though Lord of Light comes close). However, I've enjoyed pretty much every Zelazny story I've read. Crossroads was the only one that left me with the "why did I bother" feeling. Scott Schultz scott at cjhunter.com