Subj:Review of Lullaby in the Sky by Donnilee  
Date:3/1/2002 9:58:38 PM Pacific Standard Time 
From:SaraMarsten 
To:hofxf@hotmail.com 
 
 
 
Review of Lullaby in the Sky by Donnilee 
Review by Sara Marsten 
Rating: 8 of 10   
 
 
Lullaby in the Sky is the third story in the Lullaby Series by Donnilee.  This 
series is a post requiem story.  In the first story, Mulder has come back to find 
Scully six months pregnant.  The only way he could secure his release was to 
strike a deal with the aliens.  In the second story, Scully delivers twins and the 
aliens decide to take them for a while, but forget to ask first.  This third story is 
another great read, but you are guaranteed to be lost if you don't read the first 
two.   
 
In Lullaby in the Sky, Donnilee takes Mulder and Scully through a complex maze 
of events that borders on being an Aaron Spelling mini-series.  Mulder has been 
back for about seven months.  He and Scully are newlyweds with twins.  The 
twins have already been kidnapped by aliens, along with Scully's Mother, and 
are exhibiting some unusual traits.  Mulder has acquired psychic powers as a 
result of the abduction.  Doggett and Reyes rekindle their relationship with a big 
spark.  And, Scully may be pregnant again.   
 
At one point in the story, Scully and Mulder have an encounter with the aliens.  
Scully is thinking to herself and in her thoughts uses one of my favorite lines in 
this story, "Most People got involved in interdepartmental or jurisdictional 
squabbles, but that wasn't good enough for Mulder and I.  No, we had to get in 
between shadow government players and aliens. If I told our story to any normal 
human being, they would probably laugh in my face.  It sounded ludicrous even 
to me…and I was living it."  This is very representative of the story as a whole.  
Unbelievable events keep occurring.....very Carter-esque.   
 
This story has all sorts of X-Files like elements:  spontaneous ovulation, psychic 
abilities, nice aliens, not-so-nice aliens, uber twins, alien tests, alien ships in the 
middle of the Arizona desert, and Mulder singing lullabies (that is almost an X-
Files in itself).    
 
There is some clumsiness with the story teller's "point of view" through out the 
story.  This is ok for the most part, however, it is a little clumsy in some areas 
and it can take a sentence or two before the reader can determine who is 
speaking or thinking.  This is unusual to see in Donnilee's stories.  In spite of 
that minor flaw, this series is a great ride!   
 
Even though the entire series is substantial in size (588 KB), it won't disappoint.  
Read this story and the entire series.  If you like the Lullaby Series get your 
feedback to Donnilee.  Although this story gives the reader closure, it has 
enough elements left open ended, there is a definite potential for a story four!   
 
Thanks,  
Sara