Worst book in TCOTC? "The Last Dark". (a) It's not on my shelf (b) I haven't read it. (c) It hasn't been written yet. It never even existed. ;) On a more serious note... well, I didn't think ROTE and FR were as good as the previous 6, until I came to re-reading them in preparation for AATE...

Don't ignore this part of his answer: I'll restrict myself to a short answer. He has given longer answers which maintain the ambiguity. You're quite right. I love the GI, but SRD has made something of a rod for his own back. Once something is out there, it's difficult to take it back. I'll stick wi...

Perhaps no one ever studied/uncovered metal lore. *shrug* Perhaps because wood and stone are already understood there was no real need for metal lore or perhaps it takes too much energy to channel Earthpower through metal, making it non-user-friendly. Anyway...my curiosity has been piqued. The ur-v...

I found myself taken aback by this GI answer too, because SRD has worked so hard to leave the answer to "is the Land real?" ambiguous, but this GI response appeared to dispel all doubt. That was my reaction too. I'd been happy with the ambiguity, though to my mind it became a moot point o...

I just read Donaldson's reply to a question in the G.I. from Ian Boulton that may be a spoiler to 'The Last Dark' (you've been warned!) I discuss the spoiler at the bottom. Q: How come the people of the land have a command of vocabulary that's almost as good as yours? Cord Bhapa just used the word &...