Got to Pellinor last night Douglas. Great read. Alison, this is developing into an intriguing epic. Much more depth than Marianne Curley's _Guardians of Time_ which is the only other current Australian SFF that I know. If you carry on as well as you've started then the only comparison I can make would be with David and Leigh Eddings' _Belgariad_ and _Malloreon_ Roger