Oh, that's a shame. Hope the new team can do as good a job as he did (the elaborate storyline and setting was what drew me to Bionicle in the first place, so hopefully the new books can give the theme just as much depth as the previous ones). I'll definitely give them a shot; some of the new parts look a bit simplistic, but I can get used to them (I still think the weapons and the masks were very well done - looking forward to getting my hands on some of them). Do you guys happen to know what the pricing range will be for the new sets? I'm hoping they aren't as expensive as they were the last few years of the original series (but hey, that's Lego for you, right?). BTW, thanks for answering so quick guys.