Today I am going to do something that I don’t normally do, and something that I generally don’t like doing: I am going to review a non-free story that was suggested to me by the author. This is, of course, a big exception to reviews that I usually do, however I felt this story was so good that it warranted a change of protocol. Geoffrey Thorne contacted me out of the blue and offered me a free preview copy of this story. After looking at some of the other stuff he has written I decided to take him up on his offer – and am I glad I did! It turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable story, and one which I highly recommend.