> I've also heard he writes historical fiction, but I've never read any of his on that subject.

He is also, from other stories of his that I have read, a sick sick man. I can't enjoy the Xanth series (which, thankfully, I grew out of [no offense to PA fans out there.]) since I read some his sick, sick, sick books and short stories.

And he just keeps churning out books...

Ti'personally, I love the original Dragonlance books, though, and don't know how they got on the "bad" list, but to each his own, eh'cia