Well, then I think since the series is already hanging itself there's probably just enough slack left over for the author. And once upon a time I thought she had placed a limit at twenty books because she had planned up until then with a definite ending. Must've been naive back then because she evidently doesn't plan and makes it up as she sails along. *sigh* I guess we really won't know what'll happen until after the contract ends and she gets a new one... Should we dare hope for anything when that happens?