1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Narwhal (narwhal) http://rainbowdash.net/narwhal http://rainbowdash.net/notice/3621348 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/33413" class="url" title="Pokemon Ranger Ellie"><span class="fn nickname mention">ellieellie</span></a></span> It is, but it's really because he's building tension. His stories are very character driven and he takes his time fleshing things out in his novels to improve the immersion of the reader.