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This was a lovely and unexpected gift. It refreshed all the good memories and awakened hope for more. Thanks

Such a good story. I think you ended it nicely, leaving some possibilities for sequels. I would love to see the boys in action after college and after taking control of the Sinclair empire.

I am so glad to hear that you will have an editor. Nothing turns me off faster than bad usage which is a rarity on GAGS as compared with Nifty. Confusing pale with pail is kind of funny, but hope we never see loose for lose. You have a great start on a very intriguing story.

I thought at the beginning that this was familiar territory and now am sure of it. I have read it before but there are differences. I think you have been doing some rewriting and bringing it up to date. Whatever, it's a great read and I am delighted to be able to have another go at it.. Thanks,

Good chapter. Looks like the boys are starting to get things under control. I liked Julie when she was captaining for Trev, but hope she gets her comeupance along with Bridgett. Glad you took the time to arrange postings. Enjoy the rest of vacation.

I've been tepid, perhaps lukewarm about the stories, but today you lost this reader. IMHO your personal, biased political views have no place.

What a satisfying chapter. I felt as though you had allowed me to personally slap Elizabeth. After a second reading I said Paternity was the best book of the lot. Not true. Having been with the Saga from the beginning I have come to the end of each book stunned, appalled, saddened, cheering, gasping, elated. No book is better or worse than the others, but simply a part of the amazing whole that is J.P's family.

With all I have to be thankful for I find a delightful, new chapter. I gain more respect for Wade at every appearance. Something is nagging at me about the Senator's visit. Would it be too much to hope he is plannng a divorce? Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving.

So that explains Granger's question about ANY British ships in the harbor. The envoy is going to need transportation. Historically the British have seldom reacted well with the South Americans, and Granger will be passing very close to the Falklands on his journey South.

The only word I can think of to describe your story: Elegant. Beautifully written and plotted. I will look into your other work when I finish the Anthology. I have one nit to pick. Homophones don't cut it in fiction. Passed and past have different meanings. One that drives me crazy that you are not guilty of in this piece is lose for loose. It is becoming common usage among your fellows. And I refuse to believe the language is evolving to that extent. Sorry about that little tirade. I am looking forward to more of your work.

This is a really nice transition into a sequel to Nemisis and Protector. I loved the way you sneaked the "study to the test" controversy into the conversation. You succeeded brilliantly in dispatching "oh". Now what can be done about "you know"? A good start, Thanks.

I was firmly in your clutches back about chapter three. The first time I remember reacting this way to writing, i.e. nail-biting, edge of chair, palpitations, was The Day of the Jackal, probably before you were born. I literally couldn't put the book down and stayed up until dawn in order to finish it. There have been very few since then until tonight. I am still short of breath. The fight, the marathon escape and finally relief at making it to the estate. BUT you had to add a final zinger, the assassin. I don't think I could have survived a cliffhanger. You are a rarity, such writing, and such awesome respect for the language.

Another nail-biting, heart-flipping, edge of the chair "little" episode. I am in awe of a brain that creates new not-seen-before excitements EVERY time. No criticisms, just praise and thanks

AHA!!!!! Yes, Centuries! Part of what I envisioned is true. Thank you for the vindication but I need more and will read on patiently.

First attracted to your story by the title. But this chapter really hooked me. Nothing but questions in my mind at this point. Particularly the time element and Shay's sleep. I feel there is a longer period involved between his being put into stasis and his waking up. Too much has happened to Lucere. Is it only six months or is it many years? Centuries?. I have the feeling that many generations have been born, lived, educated and now Konstantine, his mate and Shay are survivors. Interesting that there was power to fire up the computer. Very sneaky that when he found dates on the emails there were no years. I sometimes wish I could read and accept, but a Sherlock Holmes addict must be plagued by questions. some of this reminds me of C. James' "Circumnavigation", a master of the cliff hanger. I am Only at chapter four. A great read. A few nights and should be caught up.

I try to avoid war stories and I never dreamed of commenting on one. People can't get the true horror of Korea unless they were in those hills. You come close. Were you with us? Yes, the price of the medals is too high.

I really like the beginning. Chap. 1 is as far as I've gotten. You got right to the point, the young man is sick, the parents are worried and he opts to begin treatment NOW. No extraneous discription, no talking about the narrator's hair, eyes, height, or appendages. And, wonder of wonders, (but not as true on Gay Authors) you pay attention to spelling and grammar. Forget the Spanish. I have come to the point where I stop reading if the writer doesn't know the difference between lose and loose and past and passed. Was pleased with the way you handled his descent into treatment. His feelings are scary, eerie, what I think I would feel when going to sleep, if I could remember it. AND a nice cliff hanger. All in all, thanks and hugs for a very good start and will look forward to more.

Just know that I am properly spanked and repentant. Have loved this story from the beginning. Trev's trip across the Indian Ocean is one of the most harrowing things I have read, certainly out-Mobys Dick.. I eat breakfast to each new chapter on Tuesdays and lose my appetite when there's a lapse.. I have always opposed capital punishment but hope we will be able gleefuly to stand by and watchTrevor's nemesis (can't even stand to write her name) die in agony. Please, Please don't leave us hanging.

I've been with you through Nemesis and now this one. I have loved fanasy all my life, good fantasy, that is., and it usually rises out of the wrong things we find around us. These little godlets of yours who wield some pretty impressive power also point out to all of us the real needs. When I retired I somehow got hooked into tutoring math and reading at a poor, inner-city school. A lot of what we see is pretty sickening but that fades in the light of understanding that floods a kid's face when that damned porblem seems to solve itself. Love your work and looking forward to more. Thanks and hugs, Johnny

You just keep getting better and this is one of the best to date. I'm not at all surprised by your nomination. Congratulations. Churches practicing the acceptance you write about are no longer the rarity they once were. as witness this brief quote from our Rector's eulogy at my partner's funeral: "After my interview for position of Rector here I went home with a copy of the parish directory. I was flipping through pictures of individuals, couples, families when my eyes lit upon the picture of Bob and John. At the time our Church was embroiled in debate about who should or should not be a bishop. When I saw that picture of Bob and John, I said silently to myself and out loud to to a few others: This parish is a place where love is upheld in all its genuine manifestations. I should like to be, for myself and my family, in such a place." Acceptance is still too rare but it is increasing. How can it not?

I don't know anyone including myself who was able to function as Will has at fourteen. Brad's and Robbie's behavior is inexcuseble. That being said, the elephant in the room, the gorilla in the convertible, is Jeanine. I have come to view her as pure evil. I even doubt the validity of her mental illness diagnosis. I am not sure of motive, but would not be surprised if she wants to destroy the whole familly, even faking insanity to do it.

I once told Anne Rice at a book signing my dream of laying naked in my back yard waiting for Lestat to come and get me. Knowing my thing for vampires a friend suggested I read your Fallen. Started and didn't stop until the end. You have added a whole new dimension to the legends. I love your dark and the way you grace it with lovely wisps of light. I have read and enjoyed some of your work in the past but will be more alert as new things (hopefully) appear. Thanks and hugs.

First of all, a million thanks for leaving yourself wide open for a sequel. A great read, wonderful fantasy and your science.......I'm not sure if it has any basis in reality, but it reads great and totally exciting. The good writing, respect for the language, the science....I've wondered several times if you are really an ivory tower professor moonlighting to give us this fantasy world. Hoping for more soon.

I'm beginning to have trouble with Will. I like him very much as the young teen. I sympathized and believed him through the rape in Parks, the running away, everything up until today. His words and logic would make sense coming from an older teen, certainly not from me when I was 13 or from any of the young teens I meet today. I love Claire and am delighted to see her increased presence here. Perhaps she and Grand and Stef can bring the rest to their senses. OR perhaps the hit contract on Jeanine would be..................

A great story and even a happy ending. I should say happy pause because you left us knowing that the world still had to be changed. I you will continue I'll be along for the ride. Thanks.