I listened to the first two, but I forget them now, so I'm happily listening to them again so I can get caught up to the third book. There's an awful lot of internal dialogue that reminds me of Dune. Gotta say, I not partial to it, but that's a small, petty, personal quirk that doesn't spoil the story at all. I love it. I'm enjoying it all over again. Thank you so much for posting these, they're a great treat.
I love to see comments you can relate to and actually help instead of offer a fight type communication... 😎 I'll listen to it all before commenting on the content..... Thanks folks... 🧐🤓😆 Before I even start.... Thanks.... 🌻🙏
Lifelong sci-fi reader and more recently listener, wanted to share my only real critique as constructive criticism. While there are a few situations and character types that make it appropriate to avoid contractions, it makes this narration/read tedious at times. Conversational usage of contractions is one of those things that makes a story easy to relate to and brings the characters to life. Very, very few people speak with clear and precise language in everyday conversation, and even fewer in a crisis situation. Truly enjoyed the book and looking forward to the next, with hopes that this one issue doesn't persist. Thanks (not thank you) for sharing.
This one took me a while to realize especially early on in my writing where I want my work to be and look perfect. I did try my best to let go of it an books two and three, but you'll find that for some characters it's still there. My most recent work, EZO and Death Bringers don't suffer this problem. As well as my WIP Fortress which is continuation of Sodenia's War trilogy also takes full advantage of contractions. Anyhow, happy to have you here. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the stories.
This is awesome. Audio is clear. But there seems to be a background sound that is noticeable in between the readers words and can be heard between syllables when speaking. Anyone else hear it?
Great book man! I don't even know what risk you took. Sure, there were a couple little things that were incorrect, but all told...I enjoyed the hell out of it. Nicely done. Already an hour into book 2. Thanks for the stories! I appreciate it!
Whooo boy what a ride after finishing this I was nervouse because I thought i wouldnt be able to know what happens next but then a suggestion pop up and to my surprise it was the second one. Thank you for this story and making it available here in yt I enjoyed it 😊
Hey Lars, thank you very much for this upload. That was a really good story. They way you talked about it, describing it as something different and so on, made me wonder whether or not that screwed up a Sci-fi novel but in the end, it didn't. Actually, I am not even sure what you were worried about :) However, the audio version was a tiny bit flawed. Some lines were repeated (as if adding two overlapping sound tracks without overlapping) and sometimes there were some more, some less, significant changes in volume. It made me think of listening to some edited parts that weren't supposed to be recognisable as such. Also the male narrator's "he said/she said" interjections were sometimes way too loud compared to the lines delivered by the characters that it appeared to be inserted into the speeches. In other words, the sound editing can be improved. The story probably not, it's excellent and the reason why I didn't mind those sound editing hiccups too much :) I am really looking forward to the next part. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Art Blade, thank you for listening and thank you for the comment. I don't have the ear or expertise to pick up on those sound glitches. My expertise lay elsewhere, but I'll pass your comments on to the audio producers and make sure it doesn't happens. Book 2 is waiting for you and I hope you enjoy it and perhaps those glitches died down already.
@@larssgt thank you for the reply :) I'm about 50+% through with the Book 2 and the audio has been good so far. I like the story very much :) Something that you said in the vid description has kept me thinking: you said that 3rd person required more than one narrator. While I know many examples with just one narrator that worked absolutely fine, I also came across a few that were set up using even more than two narrators. What I didn't expect was that you sort of contradicted yourself by allowing the narrators to read all the characters. Like, the male narrator (exceptional voice by the way, congratz on getting him on board) reads both male and female characters and the female narrator (I like her voice, too) reads the very same characters as well. So that was a surprise. So far, you're the first to do it this way and that is something unique and for some reason, it works :)) Also, it makes your audiobook special. After getting used to it, I actually have been enjoying the back and forth between your narrators reading whole chapters. Maybe that adds some extra flavour to make it more special but anyway, I think you should stick with that concept and the same narrators if possible-I think that's some sort of your personal touch and trademark :) Anyway, good job so far and again, thank you so much for sharing. Have a great day, Lars :)
@@larssgt ah man, JUST after telling you there weren't any glitches so far, I ran into one. I'll leave you a time stamp over there so you can just click it. It's one of those repeated lines.
@@larssgt I removed the comment over at book 2 because there was only ONE tiny hiccup and I don't want that comment to sit there and scare anyone ;) The time stamp is 4:31:22
Well, my 3 tours in Vietnam. Flying as a air crewman on a helicopter doing air rescue in North Vietnam. I always ended by over when you got 5 guys trying to stay alive. That's why always before I spoke. I escaped my call sign and the call signn who I wish to speak to We'd like to know whether we can speak or not and not talk over each other. So it's obvious you're a better. No right better than. Fort Bragg, did you push papers? Or did you fix the AC?
I'm just starting now. UA-cam showed me Fortress, upon starting it your introduction made me stop. So I'll likely be here for a bit. Thank you for stopping me before hand. 😊
This is really good stuff. First of all, the use of language itself is top tier. Perhaps not the very pinnacle of what is possible, but very close, and having zero errors. Second, the story is very good. Some of it is derivative. I recognize some "Ender's Game" here, as well as elements of the Aldenata series. And others, of course. But the elements are combined in different ways, so the story overall becomes new. And using elements that are known to be good is hardly a criticism. That's all for now (after 90 min, and 5 hours to go)
Seems to me this is just a Ender's game book just written in a different but very similar format I'm enjoying it but at the same time I feel like I've already heard it
I'm liking the book, but whatever it is in the background of the mix, is driving me NUTZ!!! is it just poor editing, or is it some kind of insidious, subliminal message!!!??? 😵💫 Seriously though... What gives? Anyone understand what it says? My hearings not great, but I have recording equipment that will pull it out. It's just older, and I haven't used it in a really long time. It'll take me a spell. Any younger techy have a suggestion? Probably an app for my phone that'd do better than my really expensive(circa 1996) equipment!!!
@@larssgt do you have any examples of the characters drawn out or described? or any art reference for the series. first thing i want to do as i go along with the book is visibly get a good idea of what each character looks like.
@@DemonicDrawings I don't have anything other than Sodenia, but I can point what I think the characters would look like. Comparing them to other works, movies series ect. Let me know if that would help. You can also make them your own which would be totally cool.
Most government's don't want citizens anywhere near any projectile weapon until the government has picked an enemy. Soldiers on base aren't allowed to carry. They always plan on having warning. It works out real well. For them.
@@larssgtNICE! Hopefully you have some paper and hard covers coming. I want to put this on my shelf with orion among the stars, Sassinak, and my other space books.
@@Shad0wBoxxer there's paperbacks already available. I'll be releasing hard-covers when the third audiobook hits this channel. What a good collection you've got.
Got to ask why the main characters voice changes from the male reader to the female Reader.... That's totally messed up and completely ruined the story
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I listened to the first two, but I forget them now, so I'm happily listening to them again so I can get caught up to the third book. There's an awful lot of internal dialogue that reminds me of Dune. Gotta say, I not partial to it, but that's a small, petty, personal quirk that doesn't spoil the story at all. I love it. I'm enjoying it all over again. Thank you so much for posting these, they're a great treat.
I love to see comments you can relate to and actually help instead of offer a fight type communication... 😎 I'll listen to it all before commenting on the content..... Thanks folks... 🧐🤓😆 Before I even start.... Thanks.... 🌻🙏
Lifelong sci-fi reader and more recently listener, wanted to share my only real critique as constructive criticism. While there are a few situations and character types that make it appropriate to avoid contractions, it makes this narration/read tedious at times. Conversational usage of contractions is one of those things that makes a story easy to relate to and brings the characters to life. Very, very few people speak with clear and precise language in everyday conversation, and even fewer in a crisis situation. Truly enjoyed the book and looking forward to the next, with hopes that this one issue doesn't persist. Thanks (not thank you) for sharing.
This one took me a while to realize especially early on in my writing where I want my work to be and look perfect. I did try my best to let go of it an books two and three, but you'll find that for some characters it's still there. My most recent work, EZO and Death Bringers don't suffer this problem. As well as my WIP Fortress which is continuation of Sodenia's War trilogy also takes full advantage of contractions.
Anyhow, happy to have you here. Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the stories.
2hrs in, this story reminds me of sdf1 Macross saga.
This is awesome. Audio is clear. But there seems to be a background sound that is noticeable in between the readers words and can be heard between syllables when speaking. Anyone else hear it?
Not on mine. Sounds like you have interference from something.
It’s sounds of the SHIP! LoL
@@plumpuddn not on mine either but I do have an imagination 👍 LoL
So I'm not loosing my marbles.
I think it's saying Sanyo but I'm probably wrong.
Listened to the first hour, it's promising. Gonna keep in in my queue and come back
Great and please continue as Speace Opera thanks.
This is an excellent read, fast moving and exciting
Love this! I could listen, play as room background and something always catch my ear. Must have
I can't wait for the second book.
Great book man! I don't even know what risk you took. Sure, there were a couple little things that were incorrect, but all told...I enjoyed the hell out of it. Nicely done. Already an hour into book 2. Thanks for the stories! I appreciate it!
Whooo boy what a ride after finishing this I was nervouse because I thought i wouldnt be able to know what happens next but then a suggestion pop up and to my surprise it was the second one. Thank you for this story and making it available here in yt I enjoyed it 😊
Thank you for listening and reaching the end.
The whole trilogy is available on this channel.
I like the difference narrators depending on the point of view. It's a nice touch.
this is my favorite part it refreshes you every few chapters with a voice switchup!
Amazing
Hey Lars, thank you very much for this upload. That was a really good story. They way you talked about it, describing it as something different and so on, made me wonder whether or not that screwed up a Sci-fi novel but in the end, it didn't. Actually, I am not even sure what you were worried about :) However, the audio version was a tiny bit flawed. Some lines were repeated (as if adding two overlapping sound tracks without overlapping) and sometimes there were some more, some less, significant changes in volume. It made me think of listening to some edited parts that weren't supposed to be recognisable as such. Also the male narrator's "he said/she said" interjections were sometimes way too loud compared to the lines delivered by the characters that it appeared to be inserted into the speeches. In other words, the sound editing can be improved. The story probably not, it's excellent and the reason why I didn't mind those sound editing hiccups too much :) I am really looking forward to the next part. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Art Blade, thank you for listening and thank you for the comment. I don't have the ear or expertise to pick up on those sound glitches. My expertise lay elsewhere, but I'll pass your comments on to the audio producers and make sure it doesn't happens. Book 2 is waiting for you and I hope you enjoy it and perhaps those glitches died down already.
@@larssgt thank you for the reply :) I'm about 50+% through with the Book 2 and the audio has been good so far. I like the story very much :) Something that you said in the vid description has kept me thinking: you said that 3rd person required more than one narrator. While I know many examples with just one narrator that worked absolutely fine, I also came across a few that were set up using even more than two narrators. What I didn't expect was that you sort of contradicted yourself by allowing the narrators to read all the characters. Like, the male narrator (exceptional voice by the way, congratz on getting him on board) reads both male and female characters and the female narrator (I like her voice, too) reads the very same characters as well. So that was a surprise. So far, you're the first to do it this way and that is something unique and for some reason, it works :)) Also, it makes your audiobook special. After getting used to it, I actually have been enjoying the back and forth between your narrators reading whole chapters. Maybe that adds some extra flavour to make it more special but anyway, I think you should stick with that concept and the same narrators if possible-I think that's some sort of your personal touch and trademark :) Anyway, good job so far and again, thank you so much for sharing. Have a great day, Lars :)
@@larssgt ah man, JUST after telling you there weren't any glitches so far, I ran into one. I'll leave you a time stamp over there so you can just click it. It's one of those repeated lines.
@@larssgt I removed the comment over at book 2 because there was only ONE tiny hiccup and I don't want that comment to sit there and scare anyone ;) The time stamp is 4:31:22
@@ArtBlade I’ve listened to books with a whole cast of characters and sfx to boot! Audio drama it’s called I think.
Nothing gets under a veteran’s skin worse than someone saying “OVER AND OUT!” LoL great story though I must say
Well, my 3 tours in Vietnam. Flying as a air crewman on a helicopter doing air rescue in North Vietnam. I always ended by over when you got 5 guys trying to stay alive. That's why always before I spoke. I escaped my call sign and the call signn who I wish to speak to We'd like to know whether we can speak or not and not talk over each other. So it's obvious you're a better. No right better than. Fort Bragg, did you push papers? Or did you fix the AC?
@@BillSmith-ut5li
Maybe he means that the "out" is unnecessary?
@@cody481😂
Another good one, awesome.
I'm just starting now. UA-cam showed me Fortress, upon starting it your introduction made me stop. So I'll likely be here for a bit. Thank you for stopping me before hand. 😊
I hope you enjoy your stay and enjoy these stories.
What I can't get used to is the stilted quality of the narrative and the absolute refusal to use contractions. But overall it's a great story so far.
In surgery and critical areas i have worked in they do not use contractions. There cannot be any mistakes period. This is realistic.
Waiting for #3 now!!!
Its rough, but after a while i barely notice.
This is really good stuff.
First of all, the use of language itself is top tier. Perhaps not the very pinnacle of what is possible, but very close, and having zero errors.
Second, the story is very good. Some of it is derivative. I recognize some "Ender's Game" here, as well as elements of the Aldenata series. And others, of course. But the elements are combined in different ways, so the story overall becomes new. And using elements that are known to be good is hardly a criticism.
That's all for now (after 90 min, and 5 hours to go)
Wait till you get to book 2. ^_^ I'll be looking forward to your comment.
Lol what a bellend
Even better after the second listening
Wow. Great work. Thank you for sharing.
Seems to me this is just a Ender's game book just written in a different but very similar format I'm enjoying it but at the same time I feel like I've already heard it
100%.
I just was going to write the same comment!
Lars you rock.
Thank you for listening.
I'm liking the book, but whatever it is in the background of the mix, is driving me NUTZ!!! is it just poor editing, or is it some kind of insidious, subliminal message!!!??? 😵💫
Seriously though... What gives? Anyone understand what it says? My hearings not great, but I have recording equipment that will pull it out. It's just older, and I haven't used it in a really long time. It'll take me a spell. Any younger techy have a suggestion? Probably an app for my phone that'd do better than my really expensive(circa 1996) equipment!!!
quasar = quasi-stellar object
seems fitting
I want to draw scenes out or even take it a step further and make a graphic novel
That would be amazing, I'd be very honored let me know when you do. I'm so curious what this story makes you imagine.
@@larssgt do you have any examples of the characters drawn out or described? or any art reference for the series. first thing i want to do as i go along with the book is visibly get a good idea of what each character looks like.
@@DemonicDrawings I don't have anything other than Sodenia, but I can point what I think the characters would look like. Comparing them to other works, movies series ect. Let me know if that would help. You can also make them your own which would be totally cool.
is it me or is there a sound that comes after every sentence.
there is a voice playing under the audio, whats it sayinggg?!!!!!
How many seconds before sci fi becomes war story?......(about 16)
Have anyone noticed a voice in the background?
Not bad rendition of Macross. Why were the military members not fully armed on ship during a wartime period?
Didn’t the aliens appear out of nowhere? They were expecting it but not that soon!👍🏼
Most government's don't want citizens anywhere near any projectile weapon until the government has picked an enemy.
Soldiers on base aren't allowed to carry.
They always plan on having warning.
It works out real well.
For them.
Good book
Have enough self respect to get the recording quality right. DUH
So you yoh wrote this book?
Yes. From beginning to end.
@@larssgtNICE! Hopefully you have some paper and hard covers coming. I want to put this on my shelf with orion among the stars, Sassinak, and my other space books.
@@Shad0wBoxxer there's paperbacks already available. I'll be releasing hard-covers when the third audiobook hits this channel. What a good collection you've got.
Good narration, who or what is it 🤔 😉
It's Sean Eric Hoffman and Isabell Leon.
@@larssgt cheers 🍻
@@jayturner3397 enjoy.
I like all ur doll back there????
5:08
What about it
@@thefisherking78 It was a bookmark :P :D
Juvenile
Got to ask why the main characters voice changes from the male reader to the female Reader.... That's totally messed up and completely ruined the story
Staying true to the POV's.
For me it made it easier to to switch between the different characters narratives and mind set I listen while cleaning at night and it helped a lot.
Now that's a great way to end a story 👏 👏 👏
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