This is seriously amazing. I have nothing negative. I usually don't read stuff with such intimate content but it actually goes with this story. In some works I read, its as if it is put in there as an afterthought. This was very well thought out and I wouldn't change a single thing. Well - except the status!! Please update!! I'm nearly dying of suspense!!

Great story! Shame its not finished!

OH mygoodness... this whole story is absolutely stunning! I love your writing style. please oh please oh please update soon!

two years and no updates.

i hate when good stories simply stop. Maybe i should of reviewed more.

you should start back up this is really worth finishing.

Hey! YOU NEED TO UPDATE. Hmph. Also i have title ideas, some of them may or may not work, depending on how it ends...

The Emperor's Boy
The Emperor's Dog
A Dog In the Emperor's Palace

This is such an incredible, conquering the cruel subjects of the world through the eyes of an innocent boy. Shandar, I like him, but I hate him. I hate him so much. You have a way with words, you can twist my emotions like few authors can. I look forward to more!

I quite like this story. It's an interesting take on the usual Master/Slave situation. A boy that's been brought up to see the world through the eyes of a pet. I think Shandar is one of my favourite characters so far. He's nice in a lot of places but cruel in others, but he doesn't realise that as being cruel.

Anyways, I've friended your lj, 'cos it seemed like the thing to do.

I've really, really been hoping that Dog and Alicia would fall in love.

Hello, this story has a lot of potential. i was entertained by it enough to read past the first chapter. I like the ideas you've integrated into the plot, yet I find some the the characters and characterization to be one-dimensional and extreme. For instance, the prince surely is spoiled yet no empire can stand if a 6 year old is given enough power to be able to have people killed just because he did not get enough candy. Or like the part in the first chapter where a guard was described as cute, except when he was killing people, could use a more subtle rewrite

otherwise keep up the writing!

He's like a whipping boy! And he's just so innocent.

I love it.

I read it all in one go... I really like it though. The attention to detail is astounding. Your characters are very well thought out and organized into seemingly real people. My characters are so problematic. Mark is easy enough, I just don't give him much time to think about anything, and Claire can't figure out who she is. Silly mermaid. Well, anyway, I really do like this. It's so nice to read something different and unusual. And I like Shandar. He seems so goofy to me. I can just empathize with how frustrated he is, trying to get things done and having Julius in his way all the time. Aside from the poison and the pedophilia, he seems like a decent man trying to make his empire a better place. Dog rocks too, silly little thing. Well, hope to see an update!

I read this chapter a day or two ago and I didn't record my initial reaction, but it was something like: "DARN IT SHANDAR!" He makes me writhe. But that's okay. It means you're doing your job as the author--you're writing something effective.

Just came across this story and I must say it's wonderfully compelling. My compliments to your writing and your characters. I do hope you keep writing this story, even if it dousn't get the amount of feedback it deserves.

oh yes, i'm still reading, and quite glad you updated! Good chapter, as usual, quite disturbing to say the least, but it serves its purpose! I hope you will keep writing, 'cause i can't wait to say if Julius will know about this!

I feel so sorry for Alicia! So many of the characters in this story are "horrid" as she puts it. I could tell there was something foul about Shandar from the start. And Julius, of course, is a spoiled brat who is becoming a poor Emperor. Even the late Emperor (whose death, I could tell, had something foul about it, too) was not fatherly at all, and died the moment after he finally decided to do something to counter his son's whims. So that leaves Puppy (or Dog, I suppose, now) and the Fool. One seems to symbolize uncorrupted innocence--though other parts of him have been corrupted--and the other...wisdom, maybe? It kind of reminds me of a Proverb or something that mentions those we call wise being fools, and the fools being wise. I don't know if you intended the characters to symbolize individual facets of humanity, but that's kind of what I've gathered. This story is continually surprising because of how unconventional the content is--it makes it impossible to predict where the plot will go, in its entirety anyway. And then there is the perspective: first person, which is usually a hard one for most people, and how it seems to be told in short, almost vignette-type chapters. I like that about it, it keeps the story interesting and fast-paced. It also reflects a child's memory in a realistic way: he remembers the important things vividly, and other, less significant parts he skips. I may be reading too much into this, or reading it entirely the wrong way, but I thought I'd leave you a long review for so many chapters. :)