_From TerryBrooks ..._ Terry Brooks' work apparently sells very well in the States, so he is probably obscenely wealthy. _It's because every SciFi book in the USA is written to a 'WinningFormula'. Result: every bookshop with a scifi section turns into a desert. Better checking out the second-hand stalls --TL, who's been there_ What is this WinningFormula? Is that a recognised term? _Merely when a particular plot or repertory of character types from a known and succesful book are re-used... again and again... --TL_