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This book is just a series of short stories tied together. The characters motivations are not believable.

Buzz! Wasn't the whole deal of the kiddo not going is because u had to be unconscious to travel a long way? Like 10 years ago?

Geze! U expect us to read this and u dont?

So... the church said do as the strike told you. Now they wont let him do it? This is just lazy writing. I'm sorry dude, this part sucks. It's very obvious you were on a bender high, or just didn't care. I can think of 5 better things to do than what this character is doing. And at least two of them make sense.
1. Travel at light speed 24 years.
2. Live a normalish live and enjoy the time u have with your kid duh.

Uggh,Ugh, this is terrible. Now a sweet cardboard old lady is dead. Whose name I never bothered to get to know.
When I say rand al thor, what does that mean?
It's like the author got lazy. ehh, I'll crap out a story... geze.,

Screeeeee. Crash!
Ok, wife and husband have the same dream for 18 years, and just now the mrs talks about it? And mom says yes, we need to burn our child and sacrafice her to the lord of pain?

Yea right. Give me a break. Even spiders dont kill their own offspring. Stupid.

I am getting the impression that these characters are sort of scum bags, 2 so far. Its interesting how he shows the characters one way, then at the climax of the story, she shows them a different way.

so far, 1 drug addict, and another dude that loves war. Tough to pick a favorite.

Why do authors attack religion in general? Why is that used as a plot device? We are shown a group of mentally handicapped people worshiping a cross. and then, years later, other people blow them up. Wonderful start. But the big thing with me, is that the author denies that its about organized religion.

I am not gonna buy these books anymore without reading a sample. This sucks.