diff --git a/compiler/capnpc-c.c b/compiler/capnpc-c.c
index 8d98544..87d9c1f 100644
--- a/compiler/capnpc-c.c
+++ b/compiler/capnpc-c.c
@@ -1231,14 +1231,14 @@ void mk_struct_list_encoder(capnp_ctx_t *ctx, struct node *n) {
 
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC),
              "void encode_%s_list(struct capn_segment *cs, %s_list *l,int "
-             "count,%s *s) {\n",
+             "count,%s **s) {\n",
              n->name.str, n->name.str, buf);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t%s_list lst;\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tint i;\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tlst = new_%s_list(cs, count);\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tfor(i = 0; i < count; i ++) {\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tstruct %s d;\n", n->name.str);
-    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tencode_%s(cs, &d, &(s[i]));\n", n->name.str);
+    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tencode_%s(cs, &d, s[i]);\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tset_%s(&d, lst, i);\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t}\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t(*l) = lst;\n");
@@ -1295,18 +1295,20 @@ void mk_struct_list_decoder(capnp_ctx_t *ctx, struct node *n) {
     }
 
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC),
-             "void decode_%s_list(int *pcount, %s **d, %s_list list) {\n",
+             "void decode_%s_list(int *pcount, %s ***d, %s_list list) {\n",
              n->name.str, buf, n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tint i;\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tint nc;\n");
-    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t%s *ptr;\n", buf);
+    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t%s **ptr;\n", buf);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tcapn_resolve(&(list.p));\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tnc = list.p.len;\n");
-    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tptr = (%s *)calloc(nc, sizeof(%s));\n", buf, buf);
+    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tptr = (%s **)calloc(nc, sizeof(%s *));\n", buf, buf);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\tfor(i = 0; i < nc; i ++) {\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tstruct %s s;\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tget_%s(&s, list, i);\n", n->name.str);
-    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tdecode_%s(&(ptr[i]), &s);\n", n->name.str);
+    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tptr[i] = (%s *)calloc(1, sizeof(%s));\n",
+	     buf, buf);
+    str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t\tdecode_%s(ptr[i], &s);\n", n->name.str);
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t}\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t(*d) = ptr;\n");
     str_addf(&(ctx->SRC), "\t(*pcount) = nc;\n");
@@ -2102,9 +2104,9 @@ static void mk_codec_declares(capnp_ctx_t *ctx, const char *n1,
            n2);
   str_addf(&(ctx->HDR), "void decode_%s(%s *, struct %s *);\n", n1, n2, n1);
   str_addf(&(ctx->HDR),
-           "void encode_%s_list(struct capn_segment *,%s_list *, int, %s *);\n",
+           "void encode_%s_list(struct capn_segment *,%s_list *, int, %s **);\n",
            n1, n1, n2);
-  str_addf(&(ctx->HDR), "void decode_%s_list(int *, %s **, %s_list);\n", n1, n2,
+  str_addf(&(ctx->HDR), "void decode_%s_list(int *, %s ***, %s_list);\n", n1, n2,
            n1);
   str_addf(&(ctx->HDR),
            "void encode_%s_ptr(struct capn_segment*, %s_ptr *, %s *);\n", n1,
diff --git a/examples/book/book.h b/examples/book/book.h
index 2c6bd77..cee7016 100644
--- a/examples/book/book.h
+++ b/examples/book/book.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int   n_authors;
     char **authors;
     int   n_chapters;
-    chapter_t *chapters_;
+    chapter_t **chapters_;
     publish_t *publish;
     nulldata_t *nulldata;
     int   n_magic1;
diff --git a/examples/book/test.c b/examples/book/test.c
index 357f918..b2c9f86 100644
--- a/examples/book/test.c
+++ b/examples/book/test.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int encode() {
     uint32_t magic1[2] = {
 	1101,1012
     };
-    chapter_t chapters[3] = {
+    chapter_t chapters_[3] = {
 	{.caption ="Chapter1",
 	 .start =1,
 	 .end=99},
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ int encode() {
 	 .start = 151,
 	 .end=199}
     };
+    chapter_t* chapters[3] = {
+	&chapters_[0], &chapters_[1], &chapters_[2]
+    };
     publish_t publish = {
 	.isbn = 335677,
 	.year =2001
@@ -87,10 +90,10 @@ int decode() {
     
     printf("chapters(%d):\n", book->n_chapters);
     for(i = 0; i < book->n_chapters; i ++) {
-	printf("\tcaption: %s\n", book->chapters_[i].caption);
+	printf("\tcaption: %s\n", book->chapters_[i]->caption);
 	printf("\tfrom %d to %d\n",
-	       book->chapters_[i].start,
-	       book->chapters_[i].end);
+	       book->chapters_[i]->start,
+	       book->chapters_[i]->end);
     }
 
     printf("ISBN: %lu year: %u\n",