Date: 19 Aug 2013 01:37 Title: Chapter 3
"...once more unto the breach..." He whispered fearfully.
See again, it is this, the humanising, the bringing Hank down to earth, the undermining nearly of him all to make him a more relatable and realistic character. No cocky bravado with that line. It's said with fear.
The reveal of what happened to him though isn't belaboured by Hank or the author. He throws it out there for Nick and Bethany to process and to understand the situation. However, it is distrubing that after so long being messed with, Hank can't even be sure this isn't another vision and mind trickery - read for that mind fuckery.
Then we have a clearer picture of the plans and schemes completed by the Del'Vreer and hear too how Maria has had a plan all along, seemingly on their side. Again, how are we to believe or trust Maria. She's played the bad guy role so good that it is going to be very hard to believe she had an ulterior and better motive all along. She's made it way to hard for the crew to trust her.
Meantime, there's the enigma of the wormhole transport and who else is involved in this and how they can go about stopping the Del'Vreer taking over the Federation. What moment of time is fundamental to this? May it be that the Pearl's lineage may stand it in good stead as it will fit into an Enterprise-C Lost Era period?
Date: 30 May 2013 20:14 Title: Chapter 3
Well that goes along way to explaining what is going on. So the Del'Vreer have won, but if Maria -- and if she is true to her word -- finds a way to undo the damage then maybe a final stand against the Del'Vreer is possible?
And poor Hank... He's got to work with that evil Maria and I'm not how he is going to keep his sanity. But I think the damage is already done. The bridge crew have seen the true extent of his psychological damage and Karrie was right; even if Hank returned he would not be the same man, he would not be the man whom the crew of the Pearl have come to admire. But that scene between Bethany and Hank, it is stuff like that where I can really see a romance eventually forming between the two.
Already I'm liking this third story a lot and this one is a lot more to the point. Thus so far it is shaping up to be your best book out of the trilogy, so far...
Date: 15 Dec 2010 04:37 Title: Chapter 3
Yeah, I'm not trusting her ONE bit...that little sob story sounds WAY too convenient, and exactly in line with the kind of emotional manipulation she's used on Hank before.