When I was in Hungary recently, doing a Q&A session, a fan raised his hand and said rabbits hadn't been introduced to the UK and Ireland until the 12th century by Normans, so how could I explain their presence in Bec, which was set in 6th century Ireland?!? I said I'd investigate, and I have, and to my chagrin he was right -- curse his historically accurate eyes!!!! It's not a biggie in terms of the story (and none of our own fine British and Irish scholars have noted it since the book came out a year and a half ago!), but I do always like to get my facts straight (except when it suits the story better -- e.g. in Cirque Du Freak I describe Madam Octa as breathing in and out; in fact, spiders don't do that, but it was a nice creepy image, so I left it in!!), so I've instructed my editor to slightly alter the book the next time it's reprinted, to remove all references to rabbits!!!! My own fault for not double-checking my research, I know, but I just assumed the little blighters had always been hopping around the place!!!! But, as Bas always says, "To assume makes an ASS of U and ME!!!!!" This reminds me of why I prefer not to set my stories in a specific time or place -- if you keep things vague, facts can't come back to bite you on the ass!!!!