Rogue Review No. 473 - December 6, 1999

NOTICE: If you are easily offended, not of the 
required legal age, or material of an erotic nature 
is illegal where you are, then do not read what 
follows.

TITLE: A Question of Honour
AUTHOR: Delta
LENGTH: 21,700 words
MAIN CHARACTER: Male
COMBINATION(S): Twosome (Female, Male)
ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual (Female, Male)
RELATIONSHIP(S): Strangers
KINK(S): --
SETTING(S): Outdoors
GENRE(S): --
CAUTION(S): --

SUMMARY: Riltan, a renegade from justice.  Takene, a widow 
and temporary guardian of Iro and Lere, a couple of 
teenagers.  Riltan, half dead, encounters Takene and her two 
wards soon after they survived an attack by bandits.  
Takene, with some help from Iro and Lere, nurses Riltan back 
to health.  She doesn't trust him, but soon finds herself 
caring for more than just his physical health.  Riltan, for 
his part, is rather emotionally dead when he meets Takene.  
Her ministrations and care do as much, possibly more, for 
his spirit as they do for his body.

COMMENTARY: I may have given away some of the plot in my 
summary.  What I cannot give away, what I can only hint at, 
is the beauty of the author's writing.  The story itself is 
somewhat mysterious.  The author does not start the story 
with a detailed explanation of who the characters are and 
how they got where they are.  Instead, he opts to reveal 
this sort of information as the tale progresses.

In some ways, this story reminds me of a Louis L'Amour 
western.  It has some romantic moments, and I think the 
theme is for the most part a romantic one.  It isn't heavy 
on plot, but the author does a very nice job drawing out 
what plot there is.  No one part of the story is focused on 
too heavily.  It doesn't drag, or at least I don't think it 
did.  I can see how some might grow weary of not being told 
explicitly who the main characters are and what exactly 
their initial motivations are for feeling the way they do.  
I, for one, enjoyed piecing together the bits and pieces 
that were thrown my way, as the story unfolded.  It isn't a 
short short story, but it kept my attention.

If you are looking for stroke material, then I recommend you 
look elsewhere.  If you are looking for a story with a plot 
and characters, then you should definitely read this one.  
It also strikes me as being suitable for those of you who 
enjoy romances.  It isn't a wild or incredibly kinky story.  
It is very well written story, that I found to be a very 
enjoyable read.

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: 9.0 (out of 10)

        - Arousal: 4/5
        - Editing: 5/5
        - Plot and Characters: 5/5

SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS: Excellent

LINK(S): A Question of Honour

         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=479557014&fmt=raw [1/2]
         - http://www.deja.com/=gh/getdoc.xp?AN=479560307&fmt=raw [2/2]

