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Right! Always making us salivate, of what's coming in the future. Evil I say! Evil!

I have to agree with the other posts. Last chapter having an evil cliffhanger? Chapter 20 is the one with the ending, that has me on the edge of my seat. As always, thanks for the chapter. I found this one remarkable, in that we see Garret more as an "normal", albeit powerful, human. With his panic and his emotions about his son and nephew. Also I want to know, if there are really the "invader from outer space". :-p Regards, Daniel

I remember Dan talking about location and size of the three great powers, but don't recall a drawn map. The idea of one is appealing, though. Daniel BTW: If Dan's blog still exists, the link on the author pages is broken. As most links on other author pages, since a change in the server software. Also browsing blogs is difficult. I, at least, can't find a way to get a listing of available blogs, only a digest of the last entries in the whole blogging system. The only way I found is to look into the profile oft he persons of interest.

I was on a short ski trip, entirely disconnected from the net. A. t. m., I'm on a train, on my way home. Civilisation has me back and I'm finally able to read the new chapter. The cliffhanger wasn't as bad, as anticipated. Good chapter, that leaves me wondering, what Garret is screaming about. Thanks Dan.

Good question. To be true I got doubts, when I read about the anomaly in Peladon space. But I still don't see aliens coming, guns blazing. Maybe we already know the "aliens"? I'm not sure anymore, but it seems a bit cheap if all factions simply unite and fight against an common, overwhelming threat, that appeared out of nowhere. Sure, this is a classic theme, but won't fit with Dan's other stories. At least it would have more substance behind it. Happy Christmas holidays, everyone. Daniel

First. Thanks for even two chapters, Dan. Off to read now...

A very emotional chapter. It isn't often that Dan tries to pluck heartstrings, but he did it well. Now I'm actually dreading the threatened cliffhanger, having some rough presumptions. Thank you, Dan. Off to sleep now... Daniel

5am? It's 2:50am here, now. And I won't find sleep until Ive finished the chapter.

Pah! Threatening us with a evil cliffhanger! Seems hollow. I want proof. Now! ...and the the conclusion, right after.

First time comment from me. I got to know about you leucimia a few weeks ago. I'm glad that you're doing well, considering the circumstances. My best wishes for successful fight against the disease and a fest recovery.

Say Orrock, are you sitting in front of your Browser, refreshing Dan's site every few seconds? Damn, you are fast announcing new chapters. I'm still not sure what's up with the prophet and the sisters, but thanks to Henry being sneaky and doing what he has been build for, Atrix Prime has been warned. Even if it was only partly necessary, with them misleading Torellini's fleet. Thanks for the chapter, Dan.

That's cleared then. <yodah>Or is it not?</yodah> There are still a few things, that had me thinking. Some parts don't really fit, which brings me back to the prophet. How informed is he, what are his true aims? If Torellini is such a bother, why doesn't he put him on a short leash, instead of letting him run rouge and investing significant resources on an assault against Atrix Prime? At least he should be aware that a raid won't make Garret benevolent, in future negotiations. Ah, all this political intrigues are making my head spin. Now, that the friar is gone and Henry is supposedly free of surveillance equipment, Garret should be able to warn Atrix Prime. Not that they didn't reckon an attack. Sure, he can't do much more, without endangering his son. Another thing is, that I'm still waiting for Henry to pull up his metaphorical sleeves and to show his "crew" how a spaceship is flown.

Say that again. I'm waiting for Jamie, over at awesomedude, forever.

If Dan's back, thank's for that. What I think about the hiatus, not having a problem with it in general, but with the reasons and intentions behind it, is written in another thread and in an PM to Dan directly. I'm usually not resentful, if there's even enough to be resentful about. Mark, it's OK to inquire, but your tone doesn't appear diplomatic. OK, Dan's heated answer isn't that nice either. Again, if Dan desists from a hiatus, welcome back. Ah... And I hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving. Being a German barbarian I can't really relate, but I hope everyone had a nice time with the ones he/she loves. Daniel PS: Hey, what's that "Profilic Member"-banner doing under my avatar? Guess everyone gets it, with the 100'th post, but nice none the less. [Edit] Spelling errors and PS.

I suppose so. But one can't be really sure, until the next chapter. :-) At that moment he had enough other worries, to distract him.

Thanks Dan! Great chapter. Questions that, as always, leave me pining for more. Daniel

Hm... Dan, my current critic put aside. If it's _you_ who doesn't feel appreciated, don't. I'm sure there are enough people out there which love your stories and you, for writing them. Myself included. Daniel

To elaborate. I understand that Dan doesn't have to give us anything. I really like his stories, but I can't demand him to write. It also would be wrong and unconstructive. That's not my problem. I may feel disappointed, but personal reasons are perfectly understandable. We all have a life to live too. He uses part of his time to give away great stories, even for free. What I don't understand is the very short reason he gives. If he distances himself from all of his followers, all his fans, just because of a fight with few, it feels really unjust. Why punish everyone, maybe in the only way he can? I will and have to respect his decision. Regards, Daniel

Even if I may risk getting warned, or this topic deleted, I have to ask what's going on. I just read Dan's post about a hiatus, because of disagreements. I love Dan's stories. For me this came completely out of the blue. Frankly I'm flabbergasted, feeling somewhat like a dog, beaten and kicked out of the house, without even knowing what went wrong, or what i did wrong. I'm pretty sure Dan has reasons for this and the "inner circle" of GA knows the background, but with disappearing like that not only the party responsible is punished. It's also a smack in the head, for faithful readers and fans. I can understand personal reasons, I can also understand a time out, if feelings ran high. At the moment it lets me feel unappriciated and alienated. Daniel

Interesting chapter. Not much action, but makes me curious about the future development on Carlos and the dilemma Garret is currently in. What had me thinking is the intended wager with the life of the people on Carlos. Is it right to risk death in greater numbers, just to keep someones actions and operations believable? Concrete, is it OK to weight the lives of innocent people against the safeguarding of one man and his mission? Quite a philosophical dilemma. For the story I hope that Billy will find a finder way to keep garret save and his believable without risking much lives. Wasn't Henry also developing a vaccine against the disease? If so it would be foolish to not give such information to Billy. Then it may be possible to deploy the cure in secret, or something like that... Thanks for the chapter, always pining for more, Daniel

Paul was always the catch to lure Garret to earth. At least for the prophet. I'm curious about his underlying intension. Does he really believe in an upcoming alien invasion? He knows that Garret won't (and can't) betray the Republic. Maybe the upcoming chapter will shed a bit of light. But knowing Dan's stories there probably will only be more mysteries.

Thanks for the chapter, Dan. I'm still not sure about the prophet. His persona seems to good to be true.

I don't know how to explain it. At this moment in the story I'm not so happy with Garret. He seems solely focused on freeing his son, but doesn't seem to be "himself" anymore. Fake persona put aside.

I didn't wonder about the sermon in chapter seven. Same in 8. Simply didn't think anything about the reference to the Epistles of Jordan. But the prophets words about invading aliens actually made me wonder, while reading. But come on! Aliens? While I'm not opposed to another sentient species out there and interacting with humankind I don't feel like Dreams will narrow down to a simple fight against fearsome "invaders from outer space".

Bravo! That chapter somehow stumped me. I'm not quite aware of that. Aliens attacking mankind in (known?) future? If somebody knows relevant chapters without much searching, can he point me to them? As always I'm already hot for the next chapter. In my opinion this one was one of Dreams best ones so far. Mostly due to the appearance of the prophet himself. Thanks, TheD