I'd agree Steve, Passage is a whole lot tighter, Starfishers requires quite a bit more suspension of disbelief. Passage feels more like a good old WWII sub movie and the tide rises and falls in a more rhythmic pattern. February eh? Still a ways off. What's everyone reading over the holidays? I'll be reading Robinson's Mars trilogy and Smith's Lensman series. -----Original Message----- From: glencook-fans-bounces+john.sachse=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:glencook-fans-bounces+john.sachse=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Steve Harris Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 1:26 PM To: Glen Cook: Science Fiction/Fantasy Author Subject: Re: [Glencook-fans] Starfishers/Passage at Arms Yes, "Passage at Arms" is in the same universe as the Starfishers--but a whole lot better. I recently read through the Starfishers trilogy and was roundly disappointed--it just creaked, I thought, with plot devices open and leaking. Anyone else have the same feeling? Steve/Stacey PS I've got the second installment on Instrumentalities of the Night on order with Amazon--won't be coming till late February *sigh* _______________________________________________ glencook-fans mailing list glencook-fans@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glencook-fans