Oooh, a new Pern Novel! I'd offer to validate, but I've got 4 or 5 in the series that I haven't read yet--I tend to hang onto books I know will be enjoyable. Kellie To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.