Damn, I'm getting stalkery. (after the clown thing, which I found via the_red_shoes, decided to check out the rest of your journal; had to read the book thing even tho I never liked (and for a while quite loathed and wished death upon) Xander after the end of s2 and am very "meh" about fanfic).

Anyway, didn't get very far in Mists. Read and loved tons of Darkover stuff. (and quite a lot of openly gay relationships and lead characters there, *long* before it was fashionable)

And you've just convinced me never to read Donaldson, and I thank you muchly for the warning. (not cause of the leprosy research thing; I mean, I don't care; I'm just sick to death of all the things trivializing rape and have long been wanting to slaughter everyone involved in it)(that said, not really a psycho killer)(just thought I should clarify given the slaughter comment and you don't know me even a tiny bit and all)