Lin, I used to re-read The Lymond Chronicles once a year, and just completely vanish from the here-and-now while I was immersed in them. My paperback copies, which I had gleaned here and there because they were out of print at the time, started to fall apart. I was so glad when Vintage Books here in the US reissued them in a nicely bound paper set and I could get fresh copies.

Now I have a husband and a house, and feel too guilty about neglecting both of them to escape into a 2-3 week reading binge, but I MAY have to start re-reading Niccolo from the beginning, in order, now that I know what clues to look for in the earlier novels...