Sigh...if only SGC would have given us this ending! Very sweet and loving. Perfect Halloween piece, considering the subject. SGC fans will not want to miss this one. - Stacia - Apr-25-2013   

It is a wonderful adventure and a touching love story. I highly recommend it. - CherylA - Feb-10-2008   

highest recommendation! this story is absolutely wonderful and is still fresh every time I read it! - gail - Feb-10-2008   

Surprise, surprise. found this gem and was captivated. Well written, interesting characters. Long and entertaining, its worth your time to read. - Anonymous - Feb-16-2008   

Surprise, surprise. found this gem and was captivated. Well written, interesting characters. Long and entertaining, its worth your time to read. - Anonymous - Feb-16-2008   

i like the story so far but I can't get the chapters past 3 and 4 - vampireslayer2 - Feb-16-2008   

This is such a wonderful book. Very well written. The characters are engaging and the story keeps you turning the pages. I read a lot and this one goes in my 'favorite' category! - Dee Jae - Feb-20-2008   

What a truly delightful fantasy story! Hard to put down. Well written. Wonderful plot. Great chacacters. Super imagination. For anyone that likes fantasy tales, this one will surely go into your list of favorites. A must read! This is her best work! Thank you for publishing AND also keeping it online. My only disappointment...that it was only 290 pages. This story of this wonderful, magical land and its people deserves more tales. - MoonRacer - Mar-09-2008   

If you like well written fantasy novel's this is a story you won't want to miss. I had a lot of fun reading it. - Becky - Mar-21-2008   

This is one of my favorite fantasy stories. I have the novel that was published and have read it twice. I highly recommend. - cygirl1 - May-08-2008   

Very very good. If you like your fantasy, then you can't miss this. If you don't particularly like fantasy, still you can not miss this. It's just too good. - RB - Oct-14-2008   

This is a really well Written story lots of magic, demons, mages and a cast of likeable supporting characters. If you are into fantasy then you will love this would recommend it. - LsC - Dec-09-2008   

I jumped into this story having no idea what to expect and for three days I devoured every word that graced the page. It was truly enjoyable to read and I'm sad to see the characters I grew to love so much go. It was wonderfully written and definitely worth every second spent reading it. - Chris - Jan-17-2009   

best story i have read so far. - Rain - Mar-02-2009   

One of my all time favs. I read it many times and will keep reading it! - sparks - Apr-05-2009   

I loved this story, adventure, romance, war and the feel of the best RPG game without the Role Playing. - purplehawke - Jul-28-2009   

Great job! I liked how the warrior and healer developed a deep relationship. - Anonymous - Sep-24-2009   

Banshee's Honor link is not working? :((( [Editor's Note: Corrected. 11-30-2009] - anonimo - Nov-24-2009   

Bravo, Bravo. One of the best ubers I have read. What a great bard!! Thank you for sharing your talent with us. Wonderful, engaging story. Great characters with enticing depth. READ IT - one of the best. - x/g fanfic fanatic - Mar-06-2010   

A most read! I have read many stories in the few years since I discovered The Athenaeum and fan/fic and this is one of the best crafted, well paced, stories that I have had the pleasure to read. The character development was superb. Kudos to you, sHaYcH! - Cole Michael - Mar-12-2010   

I keep returning to this story, it's a well loved favourite. The story is well thought out, beautifully written and it engages you from the start and makes you want to finish it. Even knowing the end, I still get caught up in the story. Please sHaycH, write more stories in this genre, you are incredibly talented at it! - Valdez1966 - Apr-06-2010   

AMAZING read! I'm so glad I took the time to read this! The characters and plot combine to keep your attention. Don't miss this gem. Take a chance and read :) - Yuri - Jun-07-2010   

A surprisingly good read. I thoroughly enjoyed this. - Silver - Aug-10-2010   

fantastic characters, a great read. - Anonymous - Aug-15-2010   

Different and I liked it. I think you might as well. Give it a try. - ~M - Jul-07-2011   

Wow! This was a wonderful surprise. Very solidly in the genre of fantasy, it is an amazing combination of strange and familiar, fantastic and ordinary, beautiful and horrifying. It is definitely a Xena/Gabrielle alt/uber but it has some of the quality of an ancient Japanese folk tale. - XenaLives - Sep-24-2011   

A real pleasure to read, well written, rounded characters and a superb plot. I've read this so many times I know it by heart but still go back and read it again. Thank you for a fantastic read! - Valdez1966 - Jan-07-2013   

Wow!! What a gem of a find! This is a phenomenally well written story. Great characters, great storyline, great imagination. Don't pass it up... - Anonymous - Sep-09-2014   

Great story - really enjoyed to read it. Thanx to the author. - Bumblebee - Nov-03-2014   

Still an amazing story. I reread it often. - Samantha - Feb-12-2015   

Absolutely incredible storytelling. An absolute gem of a tale, this one should not be passed by. A wonderfully done romance set against a vivid, imaginative universe. - Anonymous - Dec-29-2015   

This is a must read,...... Loved the story line and characters. I love the talent that this writer has......... Will look out for more stories by sHaYeH - Anna28Carm - Nov-17-2016   

Absolutely amazing... Wonderful characters, plot development, and more. - Anonymous - Nov-22-2016   

It's been years since I've read this wonderful tale. It's one of the very best fantasy epics in the athenaeum' library. Highly recommended. - colorado fan - Dec-18-2016   

Wow this was a great story possibly the best fantasy story I have read on the web. I loved it and I highly recommend you read it too. Gr8 characters gr8 story lots of action, romance, epic fight scenes and even some rock and roll....I can't stop gushing. - LsC - Feb-15-2017   

does anyone have the link to this??? [Editor's Note: Yep - the link has been found. 3-5-2010] - Kaitlin - Feb-23-2010   

This is a great story - if only it cold be so - but that is the joy of Fan Fiction ... - Georgia - Jul-21-2010   

Interesting piece and quiet a statement about humanity. If you're looking for a change of pace, this one is for you. - Stacia - Apr-26-2013   

This was a wonderfully woven story that if anyone had told me it was a fairly tale written by the Grimms Brothers or Hans Christian Anderson I would believe it. It was amazingly executed as if the story had been past down through time. This is a wonderful achievement that sHaYcH has written. I include the sequel as well in this review, "CAT SCRATCH FEVER". It will leave you wondering why some of these bards don't get the recognition they deserve. In lieu of all the cheesy comedies the writers wrote for the series, The Cat's Meow (and its sequel) wallows in obscurity. Very tragic what is past off as respectable and winning stories. "For Him The Bells Toll"; "The King of Assassins"; "The Quill is Mightier"; "In Sickness and in Hell"; "Key to the Kingdom"; "If The Shoe Fits"; "Little Problems"; "Lyre, Lyre"; "Punch Lines"; "Married with Fishsticks" (The worst); "Kindred Spirits"(the worst); "Old Ares Had A Farm" - it was endless the bad comedies they made. The Cat's Meow is so much more satisfying than any of the above professionally written and well paid teleplays. - Karon Reiter - Jul-30-2011   

By far the best Voyager fic I've read (& I've read a lot!). It is sweet, touching, & fun.
Highly recommend. Enjoy! - Anonymous - Aug-06-2015   

J/7 Short, Sweet, Amazing! Really love this one! - Anonymous - Aug-24-2010   

Simple, but beautifully written. I enjoyed it. - Lyn B - Feb-17-2011   

A beautful, captivating tale of my favorite side character. As true to Ephiny as if Renaissance had written it themselves. Excellent! - ~Gabby'sGirl~ - May-14-2007   

Very short, but intense and well written !!! I love this piece and the words used. Thothgirl..... - Anonymous - Aug-08-2014   

WOW! Love this! Somehow it's hot and sweet, a strange but wonderful mix all the same. A must read! - Anonymous - Aug-15-2010   

This is beautifully written. Simple, yet full of emotion and passion. I've read it before, but not for a long time. I'm glad that I found it again. Well worth reading. - Lyn B - Feb-17-2011   

Sweat, short story between Janeway and 7, a good read. - Anonymous - May-04-2014   

I found it to be rather boring. Not up to her other stories. - Anonymous - Nov-02-2015   

This love story is surrounded by the most cruel an inhumane treatment that mankind has ever brought to the world. There is enslavement, torture, atrocities to women. HOWEVER, like the Phoenix, out of the ages flies the most beautiful love story I've read. It is in the middle of the story and it is so powerful that you cannot see what lies to the sides. It is believed that the way to enlightenment is through love and insight, this story illustrates it. A bow to the writer and those who had a hand in it. My hats off to you. Well done. - Jennifer - Jun-06-2008   

This is an amazingly compelling story that took me by surprise. Complex characters and,despite the fact that they are shipwrecked, the world building was excellent. - Anonymous - Nov-30-2008   

Wasn't expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. - Anonymous - Dec-08-2008   

great storytelling and definitely worth reading. I just discovered this author and love her work! - Anonymous - Mar-08-2009   

Pleasantly surprised by this story. Really interesting world that is created and story that is told. - Anonymous - Aug-15-2014   

it's a beautiful love story, probably in the vein of J/7 (Borg past). - Samantha - Feb-02-2016   

I really enjoy sHaYcH writing style. I liked the romance between Kerry and Kim and this short story captured a moment between them really well. Good read. - Lyn B - Feb-17-2011   

This is not a stand alone story - it is a sequel to The Debt of Life and you will not understand it unless you read Debt of Life first - Anon - Jan 22nd, 2005   

Very nice read. I enjoyed finding it again. - Lyn B - Feb-17-2011   

I've got a lot of affection for this story. It was one of the first J/7 stories that I read. I liked it. Very well written as all sHaYcH stories are. Good. - Lyn B - Feb-17-2011   

This story was a very pleasant surprise! If you're a fan of ST, take the time to read it! - Anonymous - Aug-17-2014   

STAMP HERE! ~cheers - reader - Oct-28-2010   

love this so much! - Anonymous - Aug-15-2010   

Wonderful read a J/7 fairytale - Peacetat - Jul-27-2011