Another very nice chapter. It's really sad what's happening around there but I guess that's what you can expect. Life sure has to be hard after all people who aren't immume to HIV-3 have died, that'll be like 95% of the world population and like.. 60mil would be still alive? Or 6mil? Well, I guess you can compare life to the Medieval times only with guns and so forth until resources die down.

Can't wait for the next chapter. :) I love your story since the beginning I read it.

I like your summary! Very eye catching! and the content of this sory really sparks curiosity.

I just finished reading all 21 chapters.

It's a very, very nice story so I say myself. I enjoyed reading it through it and the storyline is really thought through. Sometimes it seems a little.. rushed but I barely noticed that.

I especially like the idea of HIV-3 and the decisions that Atkinson does to sacrifice some of his own citizens seems harsh of him, but I guess, if such thing as HIV-3 really started to appear around Colorado, USA that the U.S Government would do anything to stop it.

Not quite sure about Europe if they'd treat the USA to nuke a base to prevent spreading of HIV-3 to Europe.

Well.. let's just keep it simple. The story is in one word, amazing. It is fully my opinion and I don't know if people would agre but I can't wait for another update and see how it continues. :)

I'm proud of all my fellow readers that noted the striking similarities between your story and Stephen King's The Stand... my all time favorite book. I love where this story is going, however...

It seems to me like you want to move the story along at twice the speed you can write, and so in turn your story seems to have kind of the bare minimum detail and character shaping. It all gets the point across, but I can sense the underlying hurry to get to the next part because your mind is moving so quickly with the idea. Perfectly understandable, as when you get that rush of creativity you want to make sure you get it all written out first, but I would definitely suggest going back and expanding on many parts of this story to make the timeframe a little more believable.

My only other issue was with a couple character relations. While I'm sure that terrorists make good use of the internet, I am not so sure they would be too involved in Instant Messaging, so to speak. Emails, definitely. Internet research, probably. But Instant Messaging I am not so sure of. Which brings my to my other character relation - the teenage girl from Colorado. She seems to have no meaning to the story besides her parents watching the Countdown show and giving him background, but I personally wouldn't consider this to be sufficient reason to keep a character. Too many characters can make a story more complex and confusing than it needs to be, and seeing as your story looks to be quite detailed, the less unnecessary details the better.

However, come to think of it, I've only read your first chapter, and the teenage girl may be a character you focus in in later chapters. In which case, disregard the second part of my last paragraph =)

I can't wait to read more! Outstanding story line development!

Wow! Really nasty

This is an interesting story!

Very good introduction to the story...the characters are believable..i could feel the suspense..on to chapter 2

Redman...Lauder...Andros, no Mr. Underwood? :P

I despise overused topics; but I can't hate this. You really did very well, and the HIV idea is a pretty good twist on things as far as stories about apocalyptic viruses go. The character development, while stereo typical, was well rounded and done well.

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Reminds me of The Stand or Swan Song.

I'll have to read more before I can properly review, but it looks good.

Oh, wow. I won't lie - I usually review only poetry, but I was browsing in the horror section and came across this. And I love it.

I think, for me, the most frightening aspect of this story is that, although unlikely, an airborne and/or quick-killing strain of HIV could happen. As improbable as it may seem, HIV does mutate frequently and who's to say that it couldn't mutate to a means where it's as easily transferred as the flu? That, in my opinion, is a true, realistic element of horror. You're invoking that sense of fear and "what if?" in your readers very well.

The story, thus far, is also extremely well written. You have made your characters well-rounded and realistic, and their lives tie into each other's in a way that's presented realistically as well. The dialogue and description is well done as well.

I'm really loving this so far. Fantastic job.

Are you a big Stephen King fan? :3

The language is good, and the main character is believable. He's a person :D if you get what I mean. But the story would have captured a lot more attention if the first chapter had some suspense thrown into it. It doesn't seem so much like a horror story - but it did make a good read. Keep it up!
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Good character introductions. Although they're mostly based on stereotypes, they're all very memorable and easy to remember.

I really don't understand what the roman numerals are for. If it's for separation that's fine but maybe choose another character like the shift8 asterisk. Sometimes numbers make things feel like chapters.

The story dragged in a few places. The real attention getter came at the end with the CNN site. Try to find another way (perhaps earlier in the chapter) to lure the reader in. This is the horror genre! Foreshadows and well placed cliff hangers will help.

Good luck with the rest of your story.