Mawgrim

Maybe the kids who were targeted did something the shooter disapproved of, such as putting their rubbish in the wrong bin, or even throwing it on the ground. Hence the recycle message.

There is definitely a sinister element to the attacks. Maybe the perpetrator dislikes college kids for some reason?

Very intriguing.

An intriguing chapter. If Ethen is in witness protection, I just hope he hasn’t compromised his safety.

Some people like to be comforted in their grief, while others push everyone away.

The foreboding has been building up over the past few chapters. We're almost at the end of the Pass, bringing the dread day closer.

There are always those who like to blame, but at this time, with not enough Wingseconds to go round, there's no real alternative. I would prefer D'gar's birthday, too.

D’gar handed around the cups of fiery spirit to all the riders on his side of the table. It was the third time he’d done this now; the first being after the Fall when they’d lost N’rir. This time, it was for Is’ish and Panruth. All of the ‘crazy greens’ seemed unusually sombre, having lost one of their group. Once they’d had a few drinks inside of them, that would change. Is’ish would have a good send off. R’feem stood to speak. He looked serious, as you’d expect, but there was something el

Sooner or later they'll have to talk. I get the feeling Will is going to be persistent until Mitch just can't avoid talking any more. Love the way Coy and Boone's relationship is developing over time.

I understand that both these characters have a variety of reasons not to confess their feelings (although Jason finally has at last) but Nathan has now had the best chance to explain and for them both to be honest with each other. I’m reading because I enjoy the quality of the writing but I have to say, it’s getting frustrating from a reader's point of view.

Absolutely. It’s the fact they will end up at loose ends which is one of the factors that makes them decide to go forward. That and their sense of duty to protect Pern, reinforced by the dragons. You are giving me ideas now. From the books, you can see how T'ron and Mardra tried to keep Lessa's arrival out of the pubic eye, but with a huge golden dragon hanging around the Weyr, gossip will inevitably follow. Plus, the dragons will talk to each other. I’m guessing Ramoth recovered far more quickly than Lessa from their jump through time. Then there'll be all the Fort bronzes wanting to get to know this new queen dragon. By the time T'ron calls that meeting to introduce Lessa, people will have figured out most of it and made up what they don't know.

Everyone just wants it to be over at this point. The Wings are depleted in numbers and morale is low.

Y'min is Weyrlingmaster now, but the cutches he's raised from scratch are still too immature to be on deliveries, so this is another of M'nan's. In all fairness to any Weyrlingmaster, though, accidents can happen and it’s a dangerous environment. D'gar himself got his first score as a weyrling by not seeing Thread in time.

Herebeth caught Zurinth the next time she rose. It was the tail end of a hot summer afternoon when three greens went off almost simultaneously, with a good few males chasing. There was a lot of jostling for position, with some of the dragons uncertain as to whom they wanted to pursue. Herebeth gained some ground from the confusion and as Zurinth hadn’t blooded beforehand, it turned out to be a short flight and a quick catch. The dragons soared over the Fort mountains, supported by an early eveni

Powerful writing. The see-saw of teenage emotions is bad enough without the added trauma of knowing you are about to be taken off to a strange country and parted from someone who has been a best friend and might be about to become something more.

Exactly. It's so near to the end, you get lulled into a false sense of security. I put in that part where Y'min mentions Herebeth would be good with weyrlings as a bit of foreshadowing. Well spotted.

I always find it difficult to say exactly how many chapters there will be as sometimes they get too long and I have to split them. At the moment, according to my outline it should be around 5. I wrote Threadfall by popular request, so why not? I've also been asked by readers on another site to write about how D'gar and S'brin first got together so I have some ideas (and a few pages written) on that.

Less traumatic for S'brin, certainly. D'gar mentioned the event a few times when he was at Benden Weyr and it was certainly traumatic for him.

This is one I’m planning, including what happens to Jevikel and Kadin, the two boys who were rescued from Thread on their journey to Benden Weyr.

Only a few more to go now, I'm afraid.

Zurinth is looking well, Herebeth commented just a few sevendays after they’d celebrated a new Turn. D’gar did some rapid calculations. Yes, it was around three months since she’d last risen. It had been Herebeth’s first attempt at a mating flight since his injury and he’d kept his head sufficiently to try the technique of keeping away from the pack and flying high. Zurinth had wanted him to catch her and had kept trying to manoeuvre to the right position, but a nimble and crafty blue had s

Great chapter. Corbin isn’t going to settle into his new life just like that. Everything has happened in such a short space of time he needs time to get used to the new reality. Zoe is a sensible girl and showed it. Corbin's mum has also been going through a lot of trauma and needs time to work it all out. She may not ever fully accept Corbin being gay but she’ll have to get used to it. I will miss reading this story over breakfast each morning.

Talk about a heart stopping moment! And Corbin's mum thinking she knows what’s going on inside his head better than he does... oh dear. After being in denial of her dreadful husband for years, maybe it was just one shock too far. Leah is understandably upset, but she’s still trying to make him stay with her? What is wrong there?

I can see why Corbin didn't want to have another confrontation after the day he's just had but Leah reading his texts has made it impossible not to. Maybe she is one of those people who only sees themselves as complete if they are in a relationship with someone and despite it not being a very good one for a while, she is frightened of breaking up.

So, Don isn't Corbin's dad. Presumably that's the source of all the resentment. Possibly as Corbin grew older he started resembling Dave more. Corbin’s mother definitely needs help. She decided to divorce two years ago, but has just let herself be carried along? I really don’t think Zoe would be as devasted as her mum thinks if Don wasn’t around. He treats her well enough at the moment, but what if she chooses a boyfriend he doesn’t like? He might go off the rails at her, too.