Comments on: Conflict in Blood by Ariel Tachna

By: The Bookkeeper » Reparation in blood by Ariel Tachna

The Bookkeeper » Reparation in blood by Ariel Tachna — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:42:49 +0000

[...] If you are interested to read my thoughts about the first three books in the series, you can find them below: Alliance in Blood Covenant in Blood Conflict in Blood [...]

By: Rikki

Rikki — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:56:10 +0000

Ariel, I got you now.

Lily, really, you manage to hold off reading them? Wow, I’m impressed, I never could do that. Also, the anticipation is something I really enjoy. First I re-read everything and then maybe there are some excerpts and you get more and more excited etc. But on the other hand it is nice to know that once you finish one book, there is the next one already waiting for you.

By: Lily

Lily — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:36:42 +0000

Great review!!!

I bought the first two books a few weeks ago and then discovered there were more on the way. So I’ve been holding off reading them until I had all the books. I guess I can continue holding off til November. The series sounds awesome, I’m looking forward to reading them all.

Lily

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:29:52 +0000

I always think I have things sorted out in my head, but that doesn’t mean I communicate it clearly. And in a series like this one, realizing something wasn’t communicated clearly lets me address that issue in the next volume. It’s written, but it isn’t set in stone yet, especially since your comment about the wizards coming from elsewhere made me realize I hadn’t made my assumptions about the formation of the Milice clear enough. It doesn’t actually change the plot – just my explanation of it, if that makes sense.

By: Rikki

Rikki — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:26:23 +0000

Ariel, thank you for your comment. I’m glad that you think about my thoughts in that way. I never considered them to be of any help for you as the author. I suppose I figured you had everything sorted out and it’s just me possibly not seeing certain things that are there for everybody else.
Thanks for telling me to give Raymond the benefit of the doubt the other day. Of course you were right! Now I love him to pieces.

Connie, thank you, too, for your comment. There is so much going on in this series that to unravel it into separate little pieces was the only way I could think of to talk about it at all.
Yeah, you know, the fact that nobody ever seems interested in the knowledge of the old vampires, annoys me no end. To see that Ariel finally addressed this and made Raymond inquisitive was a relief. I thought I was the only person who sees some potential in this.

By: Connie Bailey

Connie Bailey — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:01:44 +0000

Wonderful review of work by the very talented Ariel Tachna. I loved the way you took on the couples one by one. And I loved the comments in the final paragraph

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:23:47 +0000

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Rikki. There are answers to a couple of your questions in Reparation in Blood. And a couple of your other questions made me realize I’d made assumptions that I obviously hadn’t made clear in the books, so I’ve got a bit of revising to do. Of course, the DSP editors just got their hands on the first draft this week, so I might have quite a bit of revising to do by the time they’re done with it.

I really want to say thank you for taking the time to write such thoughtful, serious reviews. They help me see things that, as the author, I’m too close to see on my own, and that makes them an invaluable gift especially in an ongoing series like this one.

Ariel