Great blog! I think the fact that you analysed the feasibility of this story by asking yourself those questions (and answering them) is one of the reasons you have become such an excellent author. Many authors, even on the NYT best sellers list, get "locked" into their series, or their characters and just pump out book after book because they know fans will read them (even if some of them are crap.) I have never had that impression from your work.
I also think that since this is Nikolai's story that not only will your SF fans buy it but that you will pick up new fans who may in turn check out SF. I am curious to get to know the sane Krasnorada and have the chance to visit with the older and wiser Vadim.
I also think that since this is Nikolai's story that not only will your SF fans buy it but that you will pick up new fans who may in turn check out SF. I am curious to get to know the sane Krasnorada and have the chance to visit with the older and wiser Vadim.