On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Nall wrote:

that the stories were incredibly addictive and intuitive even up 'till yon
ill wind.  The puns may be running a little short of what they used to,
but that's understandable.  I still think piers's talent for storytelling
is impecible.

His talent isn't necessarily in question.  But (And yes, I've read a
Anthony book or two), if the stories don't -change-, essentially, they
get stale.  Look at the Odyssey series. 3 books, each one about the same
thing (the monolith), but each one incredibly different.

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