{"id":13628,"date":"2012-05-16T06:30:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T18:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=13628"},"modified":"2012-05-15T21:08:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T09:08:28","slug":"some-more-reader-feedback-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/05\/16\/some-more-reader-feedback-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Some More Reader Feedback On &#8220;The Gathering of the Lost&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11204\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/01\/19\/catherine-asaro-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost-the-wall-of-night-book-two\/gatheringoflost-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11204\" title=\"GatheringofLost (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-21.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AUS\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On April 28 I posted some early reader feedback on <strong><em>The Gathering of the Lost<\/em><\/strong>, which you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/04\/28\/some-early-reader-feedback-on-the-gathering-of-the-lost\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a few more comments have come through here on the blog, distributed across different posts, so I thought I&#8217;d pull them together for you in one spot.<\/p>\n<p>(Although it&#8217;s possible you may not enjoy them <em>quite<\/em> as much as I did&#8230; \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here we go:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019m reading, and thoroughly enjoying, Gathering of the Lost (after rereading Heir of Night to refresh my memory). What a fabulous read. I\u2019ve just discovered Malian and Kalan. I knew they were hiding there \u2013 well I was pretty sure of it anyway&#8230; And now I must get back to it. Thanks for such a great read, Helen&#8221; <\/em>~ Deb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_12626\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2012\/03\/30\/the-gathering-of-the-lost-has-its-first-us-review\/gatheringofthelostt-mm-c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12626\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-12626\" title=\"GatheringoftheLostt mm c\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c-636x1024.jpg 636w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/GatheringoftheLostt-mm-c.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Deb, needless to say, you&#8217;re very welcome!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;Well I think until the [next] book is published I will have to read the books again to curb my enthusiasm I have enjoyed the first two books I found that I was speed reading because they are so exciting I had to slow myself down and they were difficult to put down. This time I will be reading them at a more sedatespeed and enjoy the scenery more, brilliant.&#8221; <\/em>~ Steve<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steve, thank you&#8212;just to assure you that I am writing the next book as fast as I can! And in the meantime, there is also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thornspell.info\/\"><em>Thornspell<\/em><\/a>, which quite a few adult readers have also enjoyed, as well a few short fiction offerings on my website, <a href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/shortfic.html\">here<\/a> (although they are not all FSF.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;&#8230; just finished \u201cThe Gathering of the Lost\u201d last week and once again really enjoyed your work! The characters all have so much depth and the story carries me along into it as I read. It is also great to read the excellent reviews and hear others mention hearing them on National Radio. Well done, another excellent effort \u2013 and even more so that you achieved it amidst 1000s of nasty earthquake aftershocks and \u201call the rest\u201d that goes with that. &#8230; Keep up the good work as I am now ready to read the next book (no pressure though). (&lt;: &#8220;<\/em> ~ JennyG<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No-o, [in hollow tones], no pressure &#8230; \ud83d\ude42 But seriously, I&#8217;m glad you enjoyed the book, Jenny, and very glad it wasn&#8217;t a disappointment after <em>Thornspell<\/em> and <em>The Heir of Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plus &#8216;wait there&#8217;s more&#8217;<\/strong>, a reader review from Robin Sutton on the <a href=\"http:\/\/wargamingnz.blogspot.co.nz\/\">WargamingNZ<\/a> site, which you can read in full <a href=\"http:\/\/wargamingnz.blogspot.co.nz\/2012\/05\/i-wrote-short-while-ago-about-origins.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 28 I posted some early reader feedback on The Gathering of the Lost, which you can check out here. Meanwhile a few more comments have come through here on the blog, distributed across different posts, so I thought I&#8217;d pull them together for you in one spot. 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