by WillDevo
Great beginning, terrible ending! I agree with your comments about the cancel culture movement but disagree with you about fried okra. I also like smother okra and tomatoes with shrimp.
5
What a setup to what undoubtedly will be a great series!
Great beginning! The whole story is great but completely overshadowed by the cliffhanger. I hope the next chapter is published soon.
Thank you for sharing your storytelling talent.
Great writing, dumb politics, and a death that felt completely unnecessary and only there to shock the readers. George R.R. Martin is popular, but that doesn't mean he should be emulated.
What a hell of a stopping point! LoL. I will admit that I do not often read sci-fi stories as I am not a fan of the "tentacles, etc". But I found this one to be very good and I can't wait for the next part. Great job.
I generally don’t care for technical jargon. Your stories are the exception. You almost do it in a self-deprecating way. As if making fun of the fact that you do it. Nice read.
What a horribly depressing end to the chapter. Well written, as always. Plenty of science in the fiction, so the plausibility is on this side of believable. What a sad way to leave us hanging. Neither good nor bad, just sad. 5 stars and a tear.
Certainly one of the best stories I have read in the sci-fi category on this site. If there were more stories of this quality offered here that were this well written I would never get any of my own stories written. I could point out minor flaws, and I mean minor, but I'm not your editor (if you have one). I look forward to the next installment.
Rachel
I didn’t see that coming at all. I understand stopping there but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. Why couldn’t that cheating bitch have died instead, I wouldn’t have cared if that happened. Great story, I’m hooked. Thanks.
J.D.
I don't see much reason in piling on. I love your stuff and I'm often so envious. I'm in tears. As almost always, five stars!
Excellent as almost all of your stories. I can’t wait for the next chapter.
OMG. Thought this was building up to a nice love story and then you threw that in. Now I've got to read the next chapter and it's midnight. Arrgh.
Anonymous, I had to delete your comment because it contained spoilers and plenty of evidence that you this story is a touch over your head to understand the path.
As Daffy Duck would say "That's despicable". I'm guessing there's a good reason for it, but what a way to end a chapter. Glad I can jump to the next one now, even if it is supper time. Five stars.
I’m guessing there’s more to come as the rest of the story is also classified as sci-fi, I know this was an almost solo effort WillDevo, but thanks for firstly writing it and secondly posting it up here, thirdly well done you for policing the comments for spoilers. Top job you two, worth way more than the 5 stars I can give you. Thanks Ppfzz.
Great story so far. Yes, I am commenting before I read the rest of it. But man, don't you think you are being just plain mean to Sean? First you have his fiance screwing every Tom, Dick and Harry around while he's on the mission. Then you have his life support come within a hair of offing him. Finally, you kill off his girlfriend, ending this chapter of the story. Poor old Sean is just one unlucky SOB. But I am very impressed with your sci-fi story; very good premise and with the time frame you give, certainly possible.
I think I may have been unkind on my scoring. I only gave 4 stars because i did not realise there was a second part and I did not not like the ending. Sorry.