I thought it was a great scifi story mags...and certainly the Scotty story needed to be concluded at some point. I dont know what it is, but people just dont stay dead in this universe! I'm getting to the halfway point of The Eternal Tide, and I can already see the writing on the wall with respect to a certain character.
Kudos to you for taking the gig, and I hope you jump at it again if given the chance. They cant reverse ALL your work...