Lets see...My son was at his martial arts class and I was bored, so I went next door to the used book store (Yay used book stores!!) I was cruisin the shelves and saw the cover, and almost DIDN'T buy it (this series is the perfect example of "Don't judge a book by its cover!!), but I read the synopsis on the back and was interested and since it was more than 1/2 off, (I never pay full price for ANYTHING for myself!!) I picked it up. I was hooked after the first few chapters. I was so into the interactions between the boys and the "women" I couldn't put it down. The run from The Two Rivers