On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:31:28 EST, FRIEDA2133 at aol.com <FRIEDA2133 at aol.com> wrote: > MedCat7.aol.com wrote Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:43:10 -0500 > > >When did everyone discover the wonder that is Steven K.Z. Brust and what got > >you all in to it? > > Hi, > > The cover art on Jhereg, Ace Edition, April 1983. This is my experience as well. I found the paperback in my local grocery store. I put it in my coat pocket and did some shopping. I put my hand in my pocket for my car keys when I got to my car and discovered the book still in my pocket and realized that I hadn't paid for it. In short, I technically shoplifted my first Brust novel. Realizing that I had walked out with the book in my coat, I put it /back/ in my coat pocket, turned on my heel, and walked back in to the book section. I took the book out of my pocket, turned, and paid for it in the Express line. It wasn't long after that that I found Yendi in the same store and figured that was God's way of rewarding me for going back and paying for the first one. I've privately believed that God is a fan of the Vladiad ever since. ; ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . johne cook wisconsin, usa johne.cook at gmail.com / jcook at apostate.com http://www.phywriter.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .