This was a fantastic story. I loved it I dont love alot of them that I read. It has a great plot, an enderinly wonderful firsttime, and is beautifuly written one of the best Ive read. - LadyJulianna - Oct 17th, 2002   

intriguing and original story - h - Oct-06-2007   

This and the Series that follows is one of my favorites. Excellent if your looking for a Classic that nails the Characters dead on. - cpo - May-03-2014   

what a great story..full of action. a little history lesson in the mix. - jac - Dec 11th, 2004   

Baermer is a great writer - I love her stuff. Anything she writes is definitely worth reading. I love her take on the dynamic between Xena and Gabrielle. There is nothing that Xena won't do to protect and love Gabrielle and Baermer always writes a powerful story depicting that love and the responsibility that goes along with it. - Karon Reiter - Jan 21st, 2005   

This is a classic Xena story. Great read. - Karon Reiter - Jan 22nd, 2005   

this is my no2 fav story i ever read the best story ever.... - fa artemis - Dec 16th, 2005   

fantastic story from a wonderful Bard. If you like good classic Xena and Gabrielle fan fic, you need to go no further than Baermer - Elaine - Jan-31-2008   

Great story, I enjoyed the flow of it, I never lost interest. It mad me cry, chuckle, stop and think, and it made me smile. Overall great piece and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a story that will make them run through a gauntlet of their emotions. - Samantha - Feb-01-2008   

I tried e-mailing the author directly but had my mail returned. So, I will comment here. Wow! This is an awesome story! I'm glad it's so long because I'm gonna hate to see it end. Thanks for some great reading. - Jenny D. Maher - Sep 21st, 2003   

God, I loved this story!! It kept me spellbound. I couldn't get enough and that says a lot considering this series is easily 500 pages long. There is so much emotion and adventure and history in this masterpiece - this epic - I was so captivated. It also had the best romantic angst I have ever read in any Xena story - so much so that I would have to stop reading it for awhile to catch my breath so that I could absorb it, embrace it, have a conversation with myself as to why and how the events that were enfolding before me could be resolved. The romantic challenges that confront Xena and Gabrielle were sometimes really hard to read but it is so well-written, it enhances the plot and keeps you wanting to read more. I can't say enough about this story - but, damn, what an outstanding piece of litertaure! You will not find another Xena story - or uber story - that has such a well-structured and intricate plot or has this kind of superior writing with such strong characterizations and epic romance like this one. Be prepared to sink your heart and soul into this - it will take you away. - Karon Reiter - Jan 23rd, 2005   

fantastic series. get your drinks and snacks in beacuse you will not want to move from the screen. The author is a genius. - Elaine - Jan-31-2008   

This is an epic tale. If you like "long" stories this is the one for you. A perfect tale for those long winter nights. This is a great novel. - CherylA - Jan-31-2008   

One of the best stories written in its time. - Jean - Jan-31-2008   

Wow ... Great series. The four books are incredible. Now they are in my list of favorites. Thank you for writing them. - R.L.A. - Aug-02-2011   

The Peloponnesian War  absolutely wonderful! Truly an epic, well told and well written. Baermer, you must be proud of your achievement with this story, and justifiably so. Congratulations.
- ianic - Feb-02-2012   

Another great story. Excellent job - sassy123 - Jun-13-2012   

This is a wonderful story seen through Gabrielle's eyes. he postcript at the end is heartbreaking, and I would have loved to have read a sequal or Xena's own view. I can't recommend this too highly, the author is a genius. - Elaine - Jan-31-2008   

This story would've made a great final season for the series, it explores what could've happened instead of what did. This was a hard read for me it made the pain from the loss of my husband (Draco) reassert itself but I'm glad to have read it. Please write more.
- Lysia - Jul-27-2009   

wonderful story - erma - Dec-15-2010