title: Road Report: The Motorist's Bible
author: Daniel Heraud
description: Loaded with facts and figures, this entry into the new car buyers guide category may be more than most casual shoppers need, but it is perfect for libraries. Every make and model currently for sale in the United States is included here with complete product descriptions, new features, safety ratings, insurance, specifications, and pricing information, including dealer invoice costs. This large book is designed for homeworki.e., planning a shopping excursionrather than as a field guide. This differentiates it clearly from Jack Gilliss The Car Book 1999 (HarperCollins), which your library very likely owns. The Car Book 1999 is small enough to take along when shopping and is less expensive, but it does not include as much information as the Road Report 1999. Most importantly, the Road Report will have lasting relevance as a reference source for enthusiasts, used-car shoppers of the future, and historians. An excellent reference tool that will have continued valuesomething most buyers guides lack.Eric C. Shoaf, Brown Univ. Lib., Providence, RI<br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Heir of Sword and Stone
  
  
  Book One
  
  
  Whisper of Blood
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  When Dreams Walk
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As the Toyota FJ Cruiser barreled down the muddy logging trail, a wave of
  water cascaded over the hood of the speeding SUV, coating the windshield with
  a thick coat of sludge. The road had not been used by anyone except the
  occasional hunter for more than two years, but the FJ had little trouble
  negotiating the rugged path. With a custom all-wheel drive package, beefed up
  suspension and deep tread, 31-inch Bridgestone tires more suited for this
  rough terrain than the paved freeways of civilized man, it tore along the
  trail easily. Although the surrounding forest was quickly welcoming the coming
  night, the Toyota's powerful halogen head lights illuminated the road a good
  thirty yards in front of the SUV, giving its driver ample time to avoid
  anything but the most unexpected of obstacles. If, that is, it had been
  traveling at a more normal speed.
  
  
  "Whoo yeah!" 