Hello everyone, I'm new. I read the Raven warrior too, and I paid a pretty penny for the hard cover edition. I thought I was the only one to read it and not enjoy it at all. There were a few things I didn't enjoy about it and The Dragon Queen for that matter. Her "modern slang" as you put it was horribly annoying. One line stands out to me even now, my little sister ranted and raved about who her editor was and how the got the job in the first place... "Women were on him like cats to catnip". Corny, cheesy and seemingly badly thought out all together. I found everything about the lady of the lake annoying, she was more of a horny teenager type than anything else. I think I'll finish the trilogy simply because I hate leaving things undone. I'll definately try and get a cheaper copy next time though.