Rafe writes; > bay whilst I sit here coding away. Anywho, this morning I > received this from a friend of mine that I recently loaned > the first few Vlad books to and thought I'd share with you > all. Take a trip down memory lane to the time when you first > happened to come across the blessed goodness that is Vlad and > his adventures... (heh, and you should also note the time the > email was sent). Oh dear. I have to say that with Vlad, you really should either lend the friend your whole set, or only lend one at a time. Teckla gets a lot of us down. It's not my favorite to read. Steve says, "I know there are many people who don't like it. Tough." I agree. It certainly succeeds in pouring out the emotions of a painful divorce. It's a bit raw, and there really isn't _that_ much done explicitly to build you up for it in the first two novels, but when it came out, yes, I was floored. There's a lot more to the story. Some of it hasn't come out yet. Tidbits have been poking out from behind the curtains here and there. Tell your friend to keep reading. Casey