please let me know what you think of Kirk i would very much value opinons

I like this story's imagery and voice. I can see it is part of a larger work you probably have framed up in your mind, and I'd be very interested in seeing more. Here are three minor suggestions. Drop the very first line, because it blunts the poetic beginning of the story, and doesn't add anything. Change the name of the character from Kirk to Xirk or Krik (to get rid of the Star Trek image.) Change the name of the story to "The Assassin" or maybe "Kill Switch" (I like that particular phrase in the story.) Good stuff, Daron. Keep going!

I enjoyed this story, good pace and structure with a nice punch at the end. I agree with the other reviewer; it does sound like you're planning more stories and I'd encourage you to write them. There's an interesting anti-hero character emerging in Kirk-nice line in dark humour too ! My only criticism, if you like, was that the opening paragraph was a bit extravagant compared to the meatier story that emerges thereafter. But it just needs toning down a bit, that's all. Really enjoyed the story overall though and good luck with your next efforts.

Hi Daron, just a little question: I'm assuming that this story is set in the future. Is there any reason that Kirk speaks in the pompous and overly ornate way that 20s/30s/40s pulp heroes speak and narrate? This style was prevelant in vintage science fiction because, once you get into writing it, it allows you to churn out a lot of wordage without having to really think about it. There's not really much call for it now, as there are hardly any pulp magazines to be filled. Kirk seems to me to be an interesting character. A sexual predator in more ways than one, he is seductive and actually physically dangerous. I'd like to know how he feels about being half human / half Tesabion. Physical sensations are really interesting and important. I'd love some nitty gritty, without the handicap of the distant pulp hero narration. I really want to know what it feels, tastes, or smells like in his world. I want to know what he thinks. I'm sure that even alien assassins think of other things apart from being alien assassins. Big exciting stuff about aliens and new worlds is great, but I really want the same level of emotion and description that I'd get in a short story about a suburban marriage or a drunken night out. Story is important, but so is how you tell it. Cheers, Mark Brown, Editor (on leaves), www.ABCtales.com

On the subject of Pulp style, click this link to get a full books worth of the master of pulp, Edgar Rice Burroughs: http://gutenberg.kk.dk/etext93/wmars13h.htm More on Burroughs here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs See what I mean? Cheers, Mark Brown, Editor (on leave), www.ABCtales.com