In a message dated 01/11/2005 10:21:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, paulw at videoideas.com writes: Further, Paarfi almost seems to be bragging at one point about the success of TPG and FYA. I haven't read the other two books in this series, but it would explain things away if the stories are all pre-Interregnum, I.E. most of Paarfi's work on Dragaera were lost when the city melted. Any thoughts? Thanx. -paul- Paarfi is absolutely writing after the interregnum, he says so. The reign of Zerika doesn't start until after the orb is recovered, ending the the interregnum, and he writes during Zerika's reign. John D. Barbato, OD