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Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I can't think of a good place to out this question - so i'll just put it here

what is the true outcome that Blackstone would hope for? and how would ..."

Dylan is (view spoiler)[ not human - he is an ascended vampire like Michel and Julien except he is also an adept so that makes him a bit different. (hide spoiler)]

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Question... Will there ever be a day when M & J will figure out a way to stop being compelled by Soren?"

Keep reading. Not all questions are answered in R but some are about Soren's compulsion.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I just started as i'm not sure i'm ready for more PNR right now - i'm afraid i might be disenchanted or letdown by the story..this trilogy is hard to follow..at least ri..."

Oh that looks good, Paris. I am a sucker for military characters and veterans... let me know if it improves.

Those cats are going to get a regular visitor mentioned in the book so that readers who are cat lovers won't feel so angsted! LOL!

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Ah... So, he's pulling a Michel on her... lol!"

He's used to not having to justify his decisions as a black op with a lot lot lot of freedom -- very liberal ROE (rules of engagement). (view spoiler)[He tells her what he needs her to know and nothing more so he doesn't put her in danger because if she became a liability, he would have to kill her like he did Ed. He admits to being a monster. Then he storms out of the warehouse, IIRC... She got under his skin! Then later, se says to her that this isn't a democracy. It's a military operation and she doesn't get a vote and she doesn't even get to complain. (hide spoiler)] In the end, he is a warrior fighting a war. That is Julien.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I can't think of a good place to out this question - so i'll just put it here

what is the true outcome that Blackstone would hope for? and how would it effect humanity? I suspect that most people ..."

Blackstone is the really hardcore group among vampires. They want Dominion - a state of existence that they have only ever dreamed but never experienced when they are rulers and humans are like feedstock and toys, as Julien explains to Eve in A. Would they be able to achieve that? I suspect not. Humans are wily and creative. They would resist - there would always be those who are resistant to compulsion and who would keep fighting. But it would be a hellish existence for humans. To attain it, they (view spoiler)[have decided they have to take down modern technological society. (hide spoiler)] We see the start of that in R.

We do meet Lord Blackstone in Book 4. If Soren is angling to be a 'god' through using the Church structure, Lord B wants to be like Caesar, or an emperor.

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "I refuse to read any of the spoilers because I don't want the book ruined for me, so Cherish.... I apologize if you read this & I just happened to somehow get ahead of you. :-)

I'm at the part in ..."

Hi, Brandy. Have you ever had those moments of clarity when you thought, "If only I had done?"

Michel makes many questionable decisions. They are always in what he thinks are in the best interest of his mission but which aren't always nice or right.

One of the themes I wanted to explore in my series is 'ends and means'. The perennial question of whether the means justify the ends. Michel has honourable ends in mind - preventing Dominion. Are the means he uses justified by that end? Could he have found others that cost him less? Cost others less? And if he fails, the cost to him and others could be unbearable.

Paris (kerbytejas) wrote: "I believe it was in this book that the effects of the red rain first happened - and the degrading of the petrol-chemical based products made me think so hard...for a time i considered my self a pre..."

I meant to reply to this before -- I worked for a while on our org's disaster preparedness plan and had to do all this scenario planning. So I've always been sensitive to how quickly things can go south when the world you rely on crumbles due to a disaster, natural or man-made. When I first read about the Carrington Event in the 19th Century, I knew that I would write about it in some way or another. I chair a committee that does planning for the chronically ventilated patient and so Sarah's story is very real for me. As I was writing R, I even asked the manager of a chronic vent ward how they would manage if the grid went down long enough that the petrol for the backup generators failed. He said, we'd hand-bag them...

Cherish wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Cherish -- you're only now reading R?"

Yes! I wasn't aware it was available. So, just downloaded it a few days ago and work keeps getting in the way!"

For some reason I thought you had read them all. R has a few moments... ;)

Cherish wrote: "S.E. wrote: "Cherish wrote: "Ah, ghost nanny service! Oh, wait, no. That would have to be poltergeist nanny service; they can move things around ;)"

Hey! Vasily takes care of all these details! Th..."

LOL - Vasily is so good at keeping on top of that sort of thing, you can just forget all about it...

Cherish wrote: "Ah, ghost nanny service! Oh, wait, no. That would have to be poltergeist nanny service; they can move things around ;)"

Hey! Vasily takes care of all these details! That's why he's there - butler, chauffeur, security expert, cat babysitter...

Michelle (Angelique Beau Pre) wrote: "Won't post any specifics here for those who've not finished R. I will say that Soren is a wonderful character and E. has done a terrific job creating him but [spoilers removed]!

Soren did [spoile..."

Soren is strategic in every breath he takes.

Cherish wrote: "Love his struggle with his faith; I get that. Also, love and understand his struggle with his more carnal desires in the face of his faith; lived that. Don't find it realistic that, after all this ..."

If you are now reading R, some of Michel's difficulties with his own carnality and weakness may be explained. His motives become clearer for his actions in further books.

Cherish -- you're only now reading R?

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "I figured as much, although, i wasn't 100% that it wasn't a ruse... but I didn't really understand the why behind it?"

Julien had a reason to take him out. Something happened to make him a liability. He was compromised. Julien doesn't want to tell Eve details to protect her.

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Yes, I'm holding on to my seat, as we speak. I just sent you a message, E about a theory I have that I couldn't post here... Let me know what you think. lol"

I think you have to pat yourself on the back. ;)

Michelle (Angelique Beau Pre) wrote: "Hang on for a bumpy ride. That's all I'm gonna say! "

Bumpy? Wha? I think R is much easier to take than A. Overall sweeter in some ways... OH yeah... but then there's that... ;)

It's safe to say Ed's dead. More on that in Book 4. ;) Julien is an altered vampire warrior who has his own agenda and idea of how to achieve the end he wants. He can be ruthless when he needs to be. He's been pretty successful up till Book 3 at keeping himself in check, adopting a who gives a fuck attitude. As you will find out in Book 3, he can be a very different man as well.

❃ Brandy ❃ wrote: "Here it goes... I'm reading it now & I managed to scroll all of the way down here without reading the spoilers! I'm so proud of myself!"

Keep us posted!

Cherish wrote: "Yes, deep unmet desires for sure *lol* Why do you think you read such books? S.E. clearly has a considerable bent, herself ;) "

Are you insinuating that I am considerably bent ??? ??? ;) LOL!

I doubt there are many humans who don't have deep unmet needs of one sort or another. Needy creatures, we are.