In Mongoose's defence I would like to say that I appreciate the new bigger 2nd edition books as opposed to the smaller first edition books. They're definitely a better bang for the buck. And the content is quite good. They are a trifle dry admittedly but I'd rather have the content than some art. I was disappointed to read in the State of Mongoose address that they're going to tone down the Glorantha releases slightly. (Not that Elric isn't a fun setting but I'm not interested in collecting another set of books).
Oliver