finally had time to read it all, and loved it. Book six is so, so good, you did great job turning a slighgtly creepy fairy tale into a full-fleshed adult world (well, minus magic horses and some such, but you know what i mean). I love the way Van thinks, and questions everything, and how it explains him becoming more and more of an "ice-mage". How they all, in fact, THINK, ask questions, research. How they react to the problem of lack of mages - let's try and find a solution, instead of doing nothing and waiting. YOur Shavri is a great character, finally a woman Randale could have fallen in love with, and then I also absolutely love Karis. Please, give us more soon; I'm dying from curiosity. Plus, baby Stef is absolutely cute.