On Sun, Oct 03, 2004 at 03:52:32PM -0400, FRIEDA2133 at aol.com wrote: > And maybe only Steven Brust knows where Dzur will fit exactly into > the chronological order. We don't let that stop us from speculating. If I were going to lay money I'd guess it happens before _Orca_ and after _Phoenix_. I believe we'll find out here how Vlad came to lose a finger. His different accounts make the most sense if he was facing a Dzurlord. (Weapons and sorcery are both cited. Text refs left as an exercise to the reader :) -Jot -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan