On 12/5/05, Joy Jennifer Nicholson <jjnichol at mit.edu> wrote: > > > Is there anyone on this list who hadn't read already Orca when they first > joined (or within a year of it being published, whichever came first)? > Me, I think. At least I remember reading through either the list mail or maybe some Usenet archives with cryptic references to <spoiler> and Devera, shapeshifting, etc., things that didn't make sense until later after I'd read Orca. I personally am the sort of person who will sometimes skip to the back of a book, so I don't always mind spoilers, but I'm also proof that people can start searching for Dragaera info before having read all of the books. Max Wilson -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.