Greg-from-NC I totally hear what you're saying. I picked up A Cavern of Black Ice from a book fair coz I LOVED The Book of Words series and when it opened with a character called Tarissa, & there was Bren on the map, & the sorcery was described the same way, I wasn't sure if it was connected or she'd just re-used some elements of the story. Once I got to reading though I completely forgot all that until, da da da daaaa, Baralis!!! Once I hit that I couldn't get a copy of the next one fast enough. Now I can't wait to find out whether Tarissa is actually Tarissa from the Book of Words & if she is, what the hell was she doing on the slopes of Mt Slain...where's Jack?
It's so hard to choose a favourite, though the one I'm waiting to hear about the most is Effie.
