Sure, President Bush can say that the U.S. government won't fund stem cell research, but believe me, Japan is applauding. Because they will just do it first and get all the patents.

ELANTRIS is a new BEN HUR for the fantasy genre, with a sweeping, epic storyline and closely personal characters.

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.

I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting paid for it. Then I'd go home at night and turn what I learned into science fiction stories.

No, no, no - you don't argue with concepts. You have to claim Dogma, and therefore leave no room for rational thought.

I want to make it so that so many things happen... that you didn't expect would happen in this series, that you realize that you have to read every one of them.