--- tom sausman <inuyashadontask at netscape.net> wrote: --------------------------------- So Parrfi is frictional? He is like "Homer" but not like real? He is fictional. He is Brust's invention, a character resembling Alexandre Dumas Sr. to serve as the imaginary author of the romances. If you haven't read those sections of Cracks and Shards that I pointed you to, do so. See also - http://cracksandshards.com/cracks.html#Brusts : Brusts, plural -- Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards http://www.cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust fan website __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com