Years ago! Though I prefer her Circle of Magic books, tell the truth.

But her books fit into an entirely different set of formulas, none of which (except perhaps the "go away to school" group, which isn't set in stone) apply to the Namety Name books. Notice that none of hers are "Alanna Lastname and the Whole Crossdressing Thing" or "Daine Sarrassri and the Emperor Mage".

Mage, Firefox? You can't recognize mage as a word? In a word, you suck.