I loved the early Anita, kinda lost interest after Obsidian Butterfly, but I hear the last one was more plot driven and quite good. But now I'm out of the habit --- maybe I should put Anita back in the big pile 'o books to be read. (Laurell almost always is a guest at the science fiction convention here in St. Louis, and is a total hoot at panels and readings! She is really an inspiration to all us fiction writers out here in the heartland.)