I have been an avid reader of everything and anything since before I could walk and before I discovered the Chronicles I had read all the classics; Enid Blyton, Dickens, Bronte, Austin, Wells, Plato, Homa, Asimov, Bova etc., not to mention numerous books on world history, astronomy, physics, archeol...

I am assuming no-one from Britain, with any knowledge of or experience of serving with the Gurkha has contributed to this forum yet. If a film of the Chronicles is ever made the Haruchi, including Bannor should be played by the Gurkha. It won't take a huge leap for them to play the parts. For those ...