Timothy M.

Since the green dragons are the most numerous, the percentage of gay guys on Pern would have to increase dramatically, if girls could only impress golden dragons. I once read an interesting study which postulated that statistically gay men were much more likely to occur in families with fertile women. They speculated on the biological reasons for that, but I no longer recall the details. But it fits with this scenario, where women who were fertile would have high status and be encouraged to have many children, thus passing on those genes and making them more common over time.

I guess Jevikel was too young to be Searched anyway, when the dragonriders visited. But a shame he didn't get a chance to see them up close.

I'm almost hoping Eric won't tell his lads about the new clothes, so he can wow them too at the party. Both with his looks and with bringing Rob.

Ben deserves a medal - or at least a permanent position at the law firm and a nice boyfriend of his own. Emily will be relieved she didn't brush Felicity off. I'm not surprised Adam is mortified by dismissing Andy's concerns about Oliver. Maybe he'll listen to his future husband next time.

Wonderful finish. I bet Ramoth is the many times granddaughter of Ralelth.

Your readers appreciate that you didn't. They made the right decision about returning.

I like the way they are slowly connecting and working towards getting to know each other. The kiss at the end surprised me as much as it did Eric, but I think he was OK with it.

They really shouldn't be doing this. Thry can simply wait another 25 years, as they are quite likely to still be alive. And in the meantime, they can work on making the Ista and High Reaches empty again.

Oh yeah, the 25 year leaps, I had forgotten about those being revealing to any observers in the other Weyrs. Zalna thinks it will only be 200 years till the next threadfall, but it will be 400 years, as it is a long interval, as far as I recall (see All the Weyrs of Pern). This is also why the Holders thought no more thread was coming, in Lessa and Flar's time.

I've seen the first season now, and I'm impressed. I'm all for them axing a lot of the book content in the future seasons in order to make a better story, especially if they manage to get rid of the boring and annoying stuff.

I thought N'rax would tell Zalna not to bother with repopulating the Weyrs. But I guess the Long Interval meant that the plan failed in the long run, and even at Benden Weyr the dragon population declined.

Good to see Adam's mother show a spark of rebellion. Nice morning for Adam and Andy, and I'm sure the photographer will be happy to sell them copies. He'll see it as a compliment to his artwork.

Oh, I'm sure he could cope with the social stuff, but being scrutinized as or assumed to be a potential partner of Eric might be detrimental to their friendship, and anything else which might develop. Nosy matchmakers can destroy budding relationships of all kinds.

Zalna is so close to the answer, but she is also aware that it's problematic to share their speculations with others. Hopefully, when she becomes Weyr woman and if T'san becomes Weyrleader, then the Masterharper will explain. But probably only if they promise never to speak of it to anyone else. I agree with @ColumbusGuy that hearing some of the ballads of Pern set to music would be great. There are plenty mentioned in Menolly's story.

I liked that you used the fact that Christmas Eve is the main family celebration in Poland, it's the same in Denmark. But we don't have the 'uexpected guest' tradition. Maybe next year Alan will be able to accept their invitation, but hopefully by then he is in a better place mentally.

I beg to disagree. Plenty of stuff happened, it may not be dramatic, but making a home cooked meal is a big deal for Eric, and i really like Adam for immediately mentioning the nice smell. Eric didn't dismiss the comment, and i'm hoping he'll enjoy his first meal with friends at home. Having a neglected garden is the perfect topic for Rob to bring up next time he sees Eric. Maybe he can bring his laptop and show pictures in a better size than the phone. I doubt Eric would be up to bringing Rob with him to a party, but it may depend on how it was sold to him. But if all the other guests are coming as couples or singles, then bringing a friend would be strange. And it would certainly be a lot to expect from Rob unless he had met Andy, Adam and Emily beforehand.

It shall be my Christmas holiday reading.

I'm encouraged by the fact they managed so quickly to find common ground in discussing wood and trees. As the more socially experienced person it falls to Rob to catch ric's signals, and so far he seems to be doing a good job. Eric is at least trying to contribute and show interest, which is something to praise. I hope Brian will confine himself to observing and approving, rather than ask nosy questions, or he may get Eric to clam up and stop visiting.

I hadn't thought about those people wanting to be transferred. The weyrleaders should have thought about that, before they announced where Lessa and Ramoth came from, and what the Weyrs were going to do.

yummy cowboys, sigh... Such a lovely story - and even better: there is a sequel.

I'm hoping the teen got a great video and that it will make the rounds on social media to the everlasting embarassment of the bigoted couple. I don't have much use for FB (or Mega or whatever) otherwise, but for showing good and bad behavior it's priceless. I hope the clothes Eric bought will make him feel comfortable as well as smarter. But if Rob can't see past the clothes to the person, he's not the right friend for Eric.

No, just lucky with who I know and who have asked me to help. And actually the reason I got invoved with most of the authors I edit for, was reading and commenting on their stories, or knowing them beforehand. And Gary and AC actually did editing for me together with @Kitt when I was still writing. So it's mutual helping too. Thanks for the nice words about editing and comments, I do try to leave good comments on stories, as they are one of the inportant ways to 'pay' the authors for their work. I can see you're doing very well yourself in this respect. If you're looking for good stories to read, check out the Followed Stories lists on the profles of people who like the stories you're reading now. I think you can see mine here.

I'm not sure which decision you're talking about, but I recall Rand agonzing over his relationship with Egwene for endless pages in all the books I read. Sooo booooring

I can remember there being voting on the internet about who was the most disliked character in WoT, and Nynaeve was always in top three. She is utterly annoying. Well, done, I gave up after book 6 or 7. The characters never matured and they were mostly driven by emotion, not intelligence or reason. Double But I'll probably give the Amazon series a chance, since most of the reviews here are positive.

I'm happy to say we don't have those Christmas or Hallmark movies in Denmark. But I may have to check out Single Bells on Netflix if anyone here thinks it worth watching.