just finished my second readthrough.. now its time to sit back and digest all until the E-book format comes out. after my first readthrough i was a bit dissapointed but after my second, i feel content --- i really find that i like the somewhat hectic pace of this offering. and that even after just the first few chapters you can just feel that no one is "safe" throughout this book... i would have loved to see a few characters come out alive (bela 'sob').. but overall i find that the simplicity of some of the deaths really seems to fit with the flow of the battle. Nearly 23 years of reading waiting for this scene are at an end.