bGO9Qw Awesome article.Really thank you! Great.

Alirhgt alright alright that's exactly what I needed!

Once again you have out done yourself. But the one thing that bothers me is that you wrote this in 01  and yet you havent finished it yet.

COME ON NOW!!!   That is not a nice thing to do to your fans.

I do hope you have the next part for this because I am now hooked.

Please finish this soon.  We all await with anticipation.

Please continu this story in the future,I have enjoyed it very much,for an old man in his fifties it is very good scifi.Thank You Howard

Absolutly wonderful story and I do hope someday to read the rest! As several have said the minor errors are easy enough to figure out and don't detract in the slightest from the flow! Proof readers be d*mn*d, just write your heart out! After reading several of your stories here you have become one of two favorite authors and I hope you write more for your adoring fans soon!

Best wishes,
Elaina

Please you have to finish this story.

Susan

6 long years we are waiting with baited breath, to read CHAPTER 3, but not a whisper from our beloved sister, Hypatia, do we hear or see.  Please, your Public begs you, give us a little more, please.

Hypatia, this is one of the best stories i have ever read - in print or online. you manage to move the story on at just the right pace, and you convey much emotion with your writing, which moves from witty on one line, to deadly serious on the next.

I agree with Cathy_t_ in that your sentences are a little disjointed, although it doesn't detract from the read at all and this was a lot better in part 2.

From
Misfiled
^_^

Oh Hypatia, please finish this one!!!

Huggs...

i agree with kena, another great story that needs an ending.  please keep on writing.

Just finished the story and was left hanging. This story needs to continue it is to great to leave where it is. You weave a great tale and love to read more.

thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Kena

    Dear Hypatia

                Please keep writing  as you have become my favorite writer of this sci-fi. To me you rate with Andre Norton and Larry Niven my two favorite sci-fi writers in print. You even equal Abbie Hoffman in humor. As I'm a rebel that is saying something.

                 Your first story "The Oracle Of New Delphi" is still very special to me but with "Kingdom Of The Blind" you hit one of my lost dreams of living on a sail boat. Besides the many others introduced by the story.  

                 You above all make this site worth coming to as I check it everyday to see if you have posted a new story or finished another chapter of this story.  I know writing is time consuming not to mention frustrating as I'm trying to complete one of eleven stories I've started and have not finished yet.

                  Please count me as one of your fans


                                                       Best Regards

                                                          Janus Jepell

Fantastic writing! Best I have ever seen.Keep this going.

WOW!!!!
Very nice!!! I love it!!!PLEASE tell us what happens next!!
You are a VERY good writer and{I think more importantly}a VERY good story teller! :)
Please do more!!
:)Aine:)

Why is this story not in print in stores ? ? ?

This is very good writing. What is this concern I saw on the BB about your sanity? I'm guessing you could not write about things like this unless you've had some experience with it.

Credence

WOW, another great chapter, you make the story come alive. Sorry to see the demise of Mike, but(shrugs) these things happen i guess. the sailing part makes you feel like your there with Sarah. I so love your writing and can't wait for more. huggles from your fan prue.

I love your story, My only wish that it was for sale in a book store. Your writing is so good that it needs to be for sale, and I would buy it in a heartbeat. Please keep up the excellent storytelling.
Thanks again,
Jeff  

Keep it rolling, hoping to see the next part soon

Tatjana

Dear Hypatia,

I loved your story. So vivid, realistic (for sci-fi) and thought provoking. Makes one wonder if there are other inteligent species in the universe watching our every move. Keep up the good work.

Huggles,

Virginia.

I loved this story, and seeing as i used two boxes of tissues on your first epic, i was glad that i didn't need them on this one as i ran out lolol. a great story, truely more sc/fi and i love it. please continue with it soon as i'm anxiously waiting to read more. ok theres some gramatical errors, so what!everyone does them .we are not proffessionals we dont have teams of proofers and editors to check every line. cathy made a good point though about getting someone to go over and get the obvious errors out. she's done it for me on accasions so i'd recommend her.i love the added extra ability shown by Sarah this adds a new dimension to the story and enables you to go beyond the normal boundries of human abilities. i can see her gift getting stronger or moving in another direction(i hope) <gigglz> if you want to discuss any thing about your writing or potential problems u can email me or even come into crystals chat room  number one theres usually someone there if not keep trying we would love to talk to you one on one so to speak lol huggles from a fan prue

Very, Very, VERY GOOD.  Please continue this story.  The characters and story line were very well developed.  The story showed careful thought about its direction.  It flowed with excellent timing and pace and was a pleasure to read.  I look forward to reading more chapters, so please do not let this story end quickly.    

Hot Damm can you tell a story! I loved how Gandalf's apparant death on the bridge affected them. More than that I love how you write, what excellent story telling. Thank You!!!  

Wow!
I LOVED it.

Please don't let this story fade from memory before chapter two is posted. There is nothing worse than the frustration of getting hooked by a wonderful story only to watch the months go by without a trace of the next exciting installment.

You are an exceptionally good storyteller and I bow to your creative genius, your abundant humor, and your superior grasp for this genre.

Is that enough "buttering up" to convince you to bless us by finishing the story for us?

I most certainly hope so!
Amy

P.S. Your writing is not so flawed that we can't figure out a few misplaced quotation marks and common typos all by our little old selves. Keep on writing 'em and we'll keep on reading 'em!

oh btw.  keep writing!  I love the concept!

hugs,
 Dayna.

What a wonderful premise for a story.  So long and yet the plot doesn't drag at all.

I find however that the two stories main protagonists are very similar.  

However!  This doesn't stop each story from being great in its own right.  Just if you read a body of work by an author... you want each story to be unique and wonderful...unless its another chapter in

Sorry to be a wet blanket.

hugs,
 Dayna.

GREAT CEASAR'S GHOST!   Sorry.  I always liked that phrase when Perry White said it and it seemed to fit here.  Hypatia, where do I begin?  Your first story, THE ORACLE OF NEW DELPHI, was, to say the least, impressive.  This new one, THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND, is beyond impressive.  The sheer amount of content is incredible and the story is moving along as quickly for me, as a movie would!  Your work reminds me of many authors, including E.E. "Doc" Smith, but your style is more reminiscent of LUCIFER'S HAMMER.  VERY VERY WELL DONE, Hypatia!  If I have ANY concern, it's that your usages and sentences seem hurried and unstructured.  As good as your work is, and it's VERY good, it could be so much better with a little attention to the way you structure sentences.  I am a writer myself and I DO have more than a working knowlege of the language and it's usages and of how to structure a sentence.  I humbly suggest that you avail yourself of the services of a GOOD proofreader.
 You may be the greatest writer to come down the pike since, well, I don't know who, but with proper proofing you could be the greatest, PERIOD!  Hell, as far as I know, even Hemmingway needed major help along those lines!  I would offer my services, but the sheer volume of your stories is intimidating, to say the least.  I couldn't promise that I would be able to work at a pace that would satisfy you
I did read your post, asking for someone to step up and perform this task for you and I am certain that SOMEONE will fill that post.  If no one DOES step up, I WILL try to help you.  Let me do this.  I will take a portion of your latest story and proof it the best as I can.  If it meets with your approval, I will try to take on the task of doing it for you on a regular basis.  I type slowly and I don't do explanations of corrections I may make, but if I say I'll do something, I DO it.  I'd like to try.  Are you game?
 Again, congratulations on a riviting, entertaining, slam bang beginning of what I KNOW will be a BRIGHT future in writing!
 Your newest fan.
                             Cathy_t_ said that.  

I found this to be a fun and intriguing story.  Aliens deciding the fate of the human race is nothing new, but having Sarah discover a newfound ability that totally confounds and frightens the aliens was a cool twist!  [What is with that anyway?  An unexpected side-effect of the transformation of Sarah, or an awakening of something that lies dormant in all humans?]  

The overall plot was nice, but I fumbled a little over the grammar, or more specifically the quotations.  It was a little challenging for me to tell if the characters were talking out loud, or merely thinking it within their minds.

This part is just personal opinion, but I believe the story doesn't need the 'X' rating, as sex wasn't the main focus of the story, and it wasn't that graphic.  Maybe that will change in later episodes, but just for this chapter, it's more like an 'R' or an 'M'.

I'm still wondering about the title, "Kingdom of the Blind."  Is this referring to the aliens, with their ability to link minds?  I can't wait for the next chapter to see how the story unfolds.  Thanks for sharing the story with us, O Great Librarian.