Geron Kees

You got a lot of well-deserved praise for this story, which was gripping in plot and about as well-executed as anything I've ever read. The last five books I bought from the bookstore did not satisfy like this story did. I hope you will consider more of this story. Book Two will be enough for now, while you are thinking about Book Three!

Harumph. Like there's any question that there should be a Book Two? I've been meaning to tell you about this painting that I discovered. It is clearly one of someone who looks remarkably like you, sitting at your scribe table, pen in hand (I know, you use a keyboard, but your ancestor never heard of one, okay?), writing furiously, a smile on your face, a light in your eyes. Next to you are notes, with names like 'Kellar', 'Tobyn', 'Fendral', 'Sybil', and dozens more, with little plot lines, and arrows pointing back and forth at text. Beside that is a completed volume with the title, "Morningstar: The Malaise, Book One" printed on the spine. Isn't it obvious? It's a prophecy, and it clearly shows that someday, you will be working on Book Two. Why, it's as plain as the nose on your face. So be like Kellar, huh, and accept your destiny? Make your pack (us) happy? There's a good wolf. Knew you would see it our way! Thanks for a great read!

Wow. Lots of power in this chapter. Great to see Fendral finally seeing that everything that happened turned out to be for something that worked in the end. Good, too, for Kellar to be able to step away from the savior image. Nothing tougher than having to live up to the preconceived ideas of a legend. Bloodlines are powerful things. You never know what is lurking way down, at the genetic level. Mysteries, written by nature in blood and flesh. These can be tough to understand, let alone accept. I had been thinking that Fendral was Kellar's paternal grandfather, but it was cool to get that he was Kellar's mother's dad. This has been a great tale, Gary. I'm really sorry to see the end in sight.

I'm glad to see this as the next needed link in the story. Fendral has roamed the back scenes of this tale from the opening. The circle is coming back now, and closing. As usual, it was the combined efforts of Kellar and Toby that made this work.Man, these two make a hell of a team. Secretly, I did not want this story to be over. Maybe it will never be over, huh? When every good story has been read, our imaginations continue it in some form. Utterly cool.

Interesting to find that Kellar is home in the real sense. I suspected it, but wasn't sure. Nice to know what happened to his parents, and to know that those responsible have likely met their just rewards. Also good to know that Kellar is among those that knew his mother, and remember her, and now he has a bit of her memory, too. Cannot imagine the minds of those that kill so easily upon religious principle. But it does seem to be fact that those that have most loudly called others religious 'abominations' throughout history have been, in fact, the worst killers of their fellow humans, and true abominations themselves.

There is a very strong sense of community that goes with being a shifter. Not just the earth-mate thing, but the group as a whole. You are speaking to the sense of 'neighborhood' that once prevailed around here - here, and there, where you are, certainly. A sense of neighborhood that's largely been lost these days. It makes for a dual attraction - not just the idea of finding that perfect mate, but the idea of also finding the perfect community in which to live with that mate. An accepting community, in which the happiness of all is of far more concern than the pairings themselves. Kind of idyllic, and wishful, and one of the ingredients that makes this such a strong series. That people have the capacity to recognize and desire this sort of existence shows there is still some hope it can come about again. Sadly, that we have to turn to good fantasy in order to see it realized, says much about what we have lost.

Better late than never, I hope. Very rewarding chapter. Kellar and Toby have a future as matchmakers once the Hunter wars are over. I kind of hope that Connor's past is resolved here, although I would not mind a scene where cop Brian found himself faced with several very large and overly playful wolves in a dark alley some night. But for now...onward.

Hi Ivor, I think anyone that lives on your side of the ocean is going to be just a little more familiar and comfortable with European myths and legends. American fantasy runs more to werewolves, vampires, and shifters (I purposely did not mention Bigfoot) than elves and the relatives of dragons. My Dutch grandmother used to say, "Als je het niet kan vinden, kijk je niet op de juiste plek". It basically means, if you couldn't find something, you didn't look in the right place. That applies to fantastic creatures everywhere. I intend to keep looking, just to see what can be seen. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi CG! I thought I'd uploaded into a vacuum this time. Thanks for letting some air in! All I can say is that I cannot think of anyone a darvil might be happier hanging around with than you!

It began with the darkness. Damsko experienced nighttime like any other city, but Damsko's nights were not the nights that other cities knew. Summer evenings in Damsko persisted; the sun set late, after ten, and the sky held further reminders of that fiery orb's presence for some time after it had vanished from the sky. There was a heavenly afterglow, a sort of dusk that slowly and stubbornly faded into starlight, as if the earth below held some small trepidation at what might come to visit wi

Coby and David are off on another adventure for Mooi, the city spirit of Amsterdam. This time they are up against a plot against the entire human race, formulated by a disgruntled segment of the supernatural population. And this time, they have some magic of their own to wield! The third tale in a series about Amsterdam, and the myths and legends of that ancient city.

Broke your kneecap? Ouch! I'm sorry to hear that. Hope the pain goes away soon. But that you will always come back!

You are the most exuberant reviewer! I wish I could bottle a little of that energy! Thank you for the nice review. I have already decided I'd like to do another tale in this series...when there's time. My free time has been scant lately, unfortunately. I have to admit I cannot imagine reading something this long on my phone. I guess that makes me as old fashioned as the story!

I know it's the way the software is set up. But it seems to me that on the old site, you could change that. Maybe not. I'll have to look at the set up more closely next time I post a story. I have also seen authors post more than one story chapter in a day, and many do post every day. The software here allows you to upload an entire story in chapters and then set it to post one chapter each day, or each week, or whatever. One of the things about the way I write is that I seldom know how long a story will be when I start it. Some of them turn out to be so long that they may well have been better split into chapters. The other plus to that is that if you post in chapters, and readers comment and like each one, the author receives a lot more rep points for the story than if it's just one post. But I kind of don't care about rep points. I mean, I don't post here to get them, so why worry about trying to split a story to maximize that particular return? I would like to see a simple story bookmark here, where a reader could mark the place they pause at in a long story and come back to it later. That would make reading a long post easy for them, and make the question of chapters moot with me!

Thank you for the kind words. Storytelling requires imagination on both ends of the experience. You, as reader, have as much to do with your enjoyment of what you read as does the author. Imagination is the true gift. Isn't it wonderful that two minds can share an experience together like that?

You didn't miss much. By the 70's, the series had been dumbed-down quite a bit. It would not have impressed you quite as much as the original books. Hitchcock was okay, but the stories they pushed didn't often have young protagonists. With the Hardys, you knew what you were getting. Yeah, I have noticed that all my stories are listed as 'Chapter 1', even though I mark them 'complete'. Either I am doing something wrong when I post, or something is wacky down in tunaville, folks. Okay. I will consider writing any sequel in chapter form. Not a promise, though! Nice to hear from you again!

Thanks! It was fun for me to revisit the stories, too. I would love to do another one of these. Ooh. Does dad know? Is he that observant with his own sons? Can he put two and two together and arrive at gay, like any good detective? Tune in to the next story, folks, same time, same channel!

Man after my own heart! It would be nice if GA had the ability to bookmark, or remember a spot a reader paused at in any story, and take them right back to it later. And, seriously, if I write in chapters, it lessens the chance that the story will get completed quickly. I sometimes get busy and don't get back to a story for a few days. That can be fatal, if a story is allowed to languish for too long, incomplete.

I do know that chapters can be scheduled to appear at a future date. So far, I just haven't chosen to go that route. There's always the future!

Hi dael! Always know you will be around someplace, with a kind word or two. Thank you! Always nice to hear from you, my friend. Knew I liked these smiley face things for some reason!

Hi Brendan! Yes, you did say to leave the story as it was. I agreed with that, and so here it is. I am just not a chapter kind of guy! Sometimes it's necessary, I guess. I just prefer to write a long, single story. And, I also find it too easy to 'postpone' a story that is being written in chapters, to go and write something else. As we both know, I have that one story that is in chapter form that has languished quite a long time now as I have darted away from it to write other things. Will it ever get completed and posted? Stay tuned!

Hi buddy! I had a time researching every little thing with this story to make certain that no anachronisms crept in. I wasn't born until nearly 20 years after 1948, so it was a fair stretch for me to feel comfortable in that 'back when' era. Wow. Quite a nice review! Thanks for taking the time to say all that great stuff! Now if I can just get my head through this doorway over here...

I have only written a few things in chapter form. I agree that they are easier to handle if you want to read something over time, but I don't usually do that myself. I am a marathon reader. Also, if you write a story in chapters, you have to post each one separately, and I don't get here often enough anymore for that. I have been wrapped up in my business and free time is scarce sometimes. What I have, I use to write. As you say, a small criticism. I'm pleased that you took the plunge and read the whole thing, and that you found it enjoyable. Can't ask for a nicer review than when someone takes a moment to leave a comment. Thanks!

Hi Ivor! I think the Hardy's made it to your country at some point. You were likely paying attention to life and missed it. It happens! Thank you for the kind review. I don't know about magical...but I may have one of them for you soon, too!

The books I read as a boy were handed down through my dad's family, and were the originals published in the thirties and forties. They were quite good, for what they were. There were only about twenty-five of them in the box, and I later asked for a few for Christmas. I got later titles, and was surprised by, for one thing, how short they were in comparison to the older books. About seventy pages difference in length. The new stories were not nearly as engaging, either. I later learned that the originals had been heavily abridged in 1959 and made to conform to a signature count so that they could be printed more economically. Nothing like profit-motive to ruin a good thing, huh? Thanks for sharing the info and commenting, CG. And...how do you know that guys weren't more like you? In the era the original stories were written, no one would have mentioned being gay. I prefer to think it was there, in the nuances, and just undercover in the era!