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mmm, it's annoying when long replies are lost before they're posted - it's happened to me several times.
I found the bad deeds of the Ragoon confrontational and confusing. I felt for the humans and their helplessness - but why didn't they try to do something rather than just accepting such horrible decisions? I don't understand why the Ragoon had so much power over them. OK, this book really did made me think!
I loved the way that the kids stood up and fought back against the bikers in Surviving the Fog. They were empowered, rather than helplessly going along and being trampled. I think you write about kids very well and you obviously have a good understanding of contemporary teenagers.
I don't understand the psychology of why the Ragoon did that to Ashley and her family (and, by this, Sam and his family and the friends who were dragged into it). How did the Ragoon get so much power? OK, they had technology - but why did the humans let them become so dominant? Why would the Ragoons punish teens and their families so harshly?
Ah, maybe I'm just over-thinking it all and have lost the point of your story - examining morality and explaining how decent people cope with an indecent situation.
It's good to feel challenged. You've done that. Thanks, Stan!
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