>It's hardly my fault you were fool enough to read them all. :)
>

True. I did it to myself. Though I did manage to break the death-spiral at book five or so.

> But at least be reassure that I'm not trying for Salvatore
>references.
>

Praise all the gods of literature for that. The man is one of the most over-hyped hacks I've ever had the displeasure to read. Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.

>As someone else noted, Anaximandra is named for Anaximander of
>Miletus, a philosopher-scientist of the sixth century BC. Among other
>things, Anaximander (a student of the great Thales and tutor to
>Pythagoras) rejected the supernatural in explaining worldly phenomena.
> How this is relevant to the character who is named for him will be
>further explored as we go.
>

I wish I could nod knowingly and say I recognized the reference from the beginning, so as to look brilliant and all. I can't and didn't, of course.

Wait...did someone mention the Soul Edge? For some reason, that strikes me as just the kind of thing Akio would have hanging around. This could turn so very ugly.

Can't wait.

To hear, one must be silent.