In a message dated 10/28/2004 4:28:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, shadowman1968 at earthlink.net writes: Steven is a great story teller but he tends to get inconsistent or changes things. I think the full story of how Vlad gets spellbreaker is in Taltos. I just finished rereading it. I don't mean to be rude but he also states in that book that Morrolan is there when Zerika is going down the falls but later in the Paths of the Dead M. isn't in the same general area. when she descends. There has been discussions on the list that these inconsistancies are intentional and part of future plot lines. I tend to agree with this. Also you have to keep in mind that Vlad stretches the truth (is a liar) and never tells the same story twice. John D. Barbato, OD