--- Howard Brazee <howard at brazee.net> wrote: > Chris Olson - SunPS wrote: > > After verifying which novel this was (I have a hard time with names) - > off > the list, Chris replied to me: > > > Yep, that's the one. Just don't mention the > > *-word on the list.* I accidently told someone > > about it and got chastized (appropriately, I > > must admit) for spoiling such a great "secret". > > I am aware it's supposed to be a secret, from participating the SF > newsgroup. But I don't really get that. I don't *think* Steve was > hiding > it nor expected it to be a "gotcha" revelation. ... The way it worked for me is that I said, "Hm." "Hmm, what about that other thing back there?" "HMmmm..." "Aha!" According to the Critic's Fallacy (which I just invented, but I may not have been the first), I believe the way I read it is the way Steve intended it. But I don't think there's a "gotcha" point in the book--you have the fun of the "Aha!" whenever you get it. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail