[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I know what you mean... long build-up, and a quick pay-off. I remember the first time I read "The Naked God", as I got near the end I was thinking, "No way is he going to tie up all the loose threads in the number of pages left!" But I was wrong...

[JenB]

Heh, yes, exactly! Is that just his style, or did he write the books that way on purpose, I wonder?