Interesting about Lackey's publishing history, isn't it? I suspect if she'd just started recently and come out with the Arrows trilogy, they'd have been YA and no question. Thanks for the Eddings - that sounds just right.

Magicians of Caprona is interesting, as it sort of stands between DWJ's more common take of one-on-one misunderstandings and Power of Three's groups of people ones. They are big families!