Eh. I picked up a Timothy Zahn book the other day, mostly because I remember Splinter of the Mind's Eye so fondly. If I'd read the exerpt in the beginning I might not have bothered because of painful burning stupid. Can't remember the name of the book off hand, but the exerpt has him reaching for a cool alien stun gun he has after someone wakes him in the night.
Only, you know, he can't actually use the fucking thing because he isn't psychic, so he can't turn it on. He needs he partner to turn his emergency gun on for him.
Maybe the character is supposed to be a moron, but that is some moronic shit... he keeps the damn thing under his pillow. He SHOULD through it away, as its a fuckign paperweight as far as he is concerned. Its not like the character DOESN"T KNOW.
Well, I'll read it anyway. After I get done with teh Book of Joby.