Hee. I did love those books when I was twelve or so. And they really were the first time I'd ever read anything with a sympathetic gay character, or for that matter run into ANYTHING remotely gay-friendly, so they had a big and positive effect on my growing up. :) Plus I met some great people through the Mercedes Lackey mailing list (man, I was such a child then o_o). I can't read her books anymore, though.