> > > From: Philip Hart <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> > > > > That should be "Barry Hughart's wonderful /Bridge of Birds/". > > Yes. Run, do not walk, to your nearest used bookstore or > library to find this book and read it. Unfortunately, I can > make no statement on the sequels. I can. While they were moderately enjoyable, I could have gotten a similar result by re-reading the first book twice more, at least as far as plot goes. Well, the "surprise twist" in the third book did somewhat surprise me, but only because I didn't think Hughart would use *exactly* the same trick *again*... Alexx Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employers. alexx at carolingiaSPAMBL@CK.org http://www.panix.com/~alexx "Our strength is as the strength of ten, because there are ten of us." -- THE NET BOOK OF RPG ONE-LINERS