Eyes of Darkly Blue by Joe

[Pedro]

May I recommend this story by new author Joe. I enjoyed it I hope others do too. The tone and setting are nicely matched to the story he is trying to tell.

Read it here:

http://www.awesomedude.com/joe/eyes-of-darkly-blue/eyes-of-darkly-blue.htm

Welcome Joe

[Chris James]

Nicely done, Joe. A bit of history with which I am unfamiliar leads the way into some interesting moments of fantasy which I gather this author enjoys writing about. I imagine it will be hard to pin Joe down to the type of story he likes to write since he uses such a broad brush, and why not, it is entertaining. Thanks for the offering, Joe.

[Graeme]

A wonderful story. A history lesson wrapped in an enticing tale Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[ChrisR]

What an utterly fascinatng story! As an aficionado of the Soviet era, I'd say its detail is breathtaking, and the 'itty bitty' liberty it takes with history is downright mind-blowing. The story could even form the anchor chapter in a Russian alternate history book akin to Turtledove's Guns of the South. Thanks ever so much.

[alandwight]

A wonderful, thoughtful, imaginative story of a time unfamiliar to many readers. Joe has a triumph here as his first entry on AD.

[Jeff Ellis]

Yes, a triumphant debut here indeed!

I have been aware of Joe's fascination with the beauty of the young tsarevich Alexei, so I suspect that the inspiration for the story is one of wish-fulfillment. Very well done Joe and welcome.

[Joe]

Thank you for all your very kind comments.

[Rutabaga]

Finally got an opportunity to read this. It's a wonderful story that ticks a lot of my boxes. Well done indeed.

R