It's probably worse to say this, but I haven't had time to read the sequel yet. I've been trying to read the cookies on Skyhawke, but have been mainly offline due to work/RL time constraints. But your piece is extremely high on my list (ie, first thing of any length that will get read the second I have even a second). Meanwhilst, I know that I've already posted you mail about this, but ATBT is AWE INSPIRING: It's driven, well paced, beautifully written, well imagined and executed and original. I thought it was quite humourous, that wank/critique about the unoriginality of the manner having been confiscated plot line, because I see all of those stories as referencing ATBT.