FIne. So it's Christmas. I still owe some people some Christmas cards, and all that. I think I'll take a holiday break (possible further corrections to "Last Ditch" notwithstanding) and start writing book 2 in the trilogy in January 2006, as the very first of my new year resolutions.
And you folks down under should be able to pick up a copy of "Embers of Heaven" in less than two weeks now...