by JukeboxEMCSA
I like writers who can skillfully abandon the formula. You raised the ultimate question of the genre with a deft touch.
I've been a fan of yours for a while but I think this is your best story, because it is a story with well delineated characters, excellent conflict and a plot with a point.
Well done.
This story is just freakin' beautiful. It reminded me of the other reason I love your work, other than the obvious one. Every now and then you surprise us. Every now and then, a heroine (or hero) slips through the cracks, finds an escape, takes a stand, gets rescued. Every now and then in all this darkness we stumble upon a little flicker of hope. It's not often, and it's not much. But it's a really awesome feeling when it happens. Well done.