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  • Опубліковано 28 січ 2025

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  • @RoweLit
    @RoweLit  Рік тому +16

    This story is Episode 14 in "The Misfits" series. If you haven't yet, you can check out the full series here: ua-cam.com/play/PLWl-Jc_I2wPAsngY7MCID9sS_98Y2siT5.html

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +8

      It's a Misfits November!!! 😃

    • @bradlovin1
      @bradlovin1 Рік тому +3

      🔥

    • @peterlennon1139
      @peterlennon1139 Рік тому +1

      More!! 😂

    • @ElicBehexan
      @ElicBehexan Рік тому +2

      @@RoweLit YEAH!!! Love the Misfits!

    • @MartinGugino
      @MartinGugino Рік тому +1

      Guessing what might happen: a computer virus. Affecting both machines and humanized machines

  • @lindajacobs9116
    @lindajacobs9116 Рік тому +12

    Ive been a science fiction fanatic for over 70 years i believe i know what is good. You are good.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Linda! Very glad you're enjoying. That's what it's all about 😃

  • @Kevin-hq5ne
    @Kevin-hq5ne Рік тому +20

    I was walking into the grocery store, looking for something to listen to while I shop and saw this was out. I got super excited. Then an electric company rep wanted to solicit to me on the way in. I said “No thank you, PE Rowe just dropped the newest Misfits and I ain’t pausing.”
    His partner did a 180, looked at me and said “HE DID? FINALLY!” And we shared a moment geeking out over you.

    • @Kevin-hq5ne
      @Kevin-hq5ne Рік тому +8

      Which is funny, ‘cause I did pause to talk with her for a few minutes about our favorite moments in the series.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +8

      Wow, Kevin! That's an amazing story, and I'm kinda blown away by the idea that it's even statistically possible a Misfits reader could bump into another Misfits reader. Soon we'll need our own shibboleth! 😃 Thanks for sharing that cool moment!

    • @Kevin-hq5ne
      @Kevin-hq5ne Рік тому +5

      @@RoweLit Wholly Guacamole! I did not consider the subscribers to total population ratio when that happened. Wow. That probability is so small as to be like zero. Wow.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +6

      Yeah, crazy odds!!! Some weird synergy in the world brings people together 🤔😃

    • @stevesyncox9893
      @stevesyncox9893 Рік тому +4

      @@RoweLitsynergy, ya….. or a damn good story teller with a FANTASTIC story to share! 😎 Thank you sir, for sharing your story….. I for one, get great milage out of it.

  • @kathcon2600
    @kathcon2600 Рік тому +2

    This just gets better and better as the story progresses

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, KathCon! Glad you're enjoying the ride 😃

  • @haywire05
    @haywire05 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic story with a great twist. I've always enjoyed Sci-fi and you have become my favourite author. Thank you for all the wonderful universe building you are doing and continually putting out great content. The Misfits would make an incredible TV series.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Haywire! Glad to hear you're enjoying 😃🙏 Happy to share!

  • @KeithCarmichaelInFL
    @KeithCarmichaelInFL Рік тому +3

    Finally finished all your stories here on UA-cam! Glad I was able to catch this one today!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thank you, Keith! I hope you'll still tune in on the weekly plan now (most weeks anyway) 😂 Really appreciate all your help with the algorithm! 😃

    • @KeithCarmichaelInFL
      @KeithCarmichaelInFL Рік тому

      @@RoweLit i will be looking up your website soon! you are on my alert list so expect quick thumbs up and comment on everything from me!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Keith! Always appreciate it 🙏

  • @andrewtolley3706
    @andrewtolley3706 Рік тому +5

    An amazing story. Mind-bending and original. Thank you again for sharing your remarkable talent.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Andrew! Glad you enjoyed it 😃 Happy to share!

  • @africanelectron751
    @africanelectron751 Рік тому +3

    My man Mr Rowe you sure know how to make a day at work in a heatwave into a trip trough the cosmos!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      AE! Happy to help. An incredible world we live in too, as today we got our first measurable snow in my area.

    • @africanelectron751
      @africanelectron751 Рік тому +1

      @@RoweLit that had to be nice ....even in South Africa we get the odd snow fall .... Times are changing and we are headed towards the future at a terrific rate.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      I do love the snow ⛷😃... and the future🚀

  • @karlgru3n654
    @karlgru3n654 2 місяці тому

    I have run out of superlatives describing your talent.
    But this one
    SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC!
    Tell me a tale of a ship in a bottle...

  • @dobbinthe
    @dobbinthe Рік тому +1

    I have been so looking forward to Misfits November and what a twist this has been. Full of intrigue, suspense, and revelations. How much better could this series get? I have seven days to wait until my suspicions are all proved wrong, as usual. Great Job Mr Rowe, and many thanks..

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Frank! Glad you found this one intriguing! Can't promise I'll have the next one out in seven days (I probably won't), but I will tease the next one by saying the next story is the final Burch story of Season One 😃

    • @dobbinthe
      @dobbinthe Рік тому

      Now my gander has really been goosed. @@RoweLit

  • @Gramma-rs1qb
    @Gramma-rs1qb Рік тому +2

    Amazing twists and turns in the plot. I guess you know how it's all going to turn out, but we're waiting anxiously in suspense! Good work!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      The scary part, Gramma, is that no, I don't know how it's all going to turn out yet. Only the muse knows now 😲 So glad you're enjoying the ride! 😃🙏

  • @joanmaryroberts4761
    @joanmaryroberts4761 Рік тому +2

    Wow! You've outdone yourself once again!! Cant wait for the next one. Thanks P.E. for you creativity 😊

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Joan Mary! Glad you enjoyed it 😃🙏

  • @garfieldparker2080
    @garfieldparker2080 Рік тому

    Thanks!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thank you, Garfield! 🙏😃

  • @TheEedjit
    @TheEedjit Рік тому +1

    Tied as my #1 pick for my favourite series in Sci Fi, tied with John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series! (Quite a name to be sat beside Mr Rowe!)
    Best of luck for the future and best wishes from Scotland dude. ✌️👏👏

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, mate! I'm always blown away when people make comparisons, especially to names that mean so much to sci-fi fans. Humbling and gratifying every time 🙏😃 Alba gu bràth!

  • @kjharky
    @kjharky Рік тому

    Excellent. I'm full of anticipation.

  • @jobethk588
    @jobethk588 Рік тому +4

    “So there we were, properly diced.”

  • @justins.1283
    @justins.1283 Рік тому +1

    I can't wait for the continuation on this story!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Justin! 😃🙏 Should be sometime this Misfits November!

  • @justinrahn4720
    @justinrahn4720 28 днів тому

    Ringing in the new year with the misfits 🌌

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  28 днів тому +1

      Oh, man! Happy New Year Justin 🎆 I can't wait to get back to that part of the galaxy in 2025!

  • @susanc4622
    @susanc4622 Рік тому +1

    You are a very talented writer.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Susan! So glad you're enjoying 😃

  • @QbicLT
    @QbicLT Рік тому

    Loved it! Another wonderful catalyst for imagination!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Saulius! Happy it can be that for you! 😃

  • @thomasslover2244
    @thomasslover2244 Рік тому

    It was worth the wait Mr. Rowe. As usual, it's a home run. Thank you

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Thomas! Glad you enjoyed 😃

  • @ElicBehexan
    @ElicBehexan Рік тому

    Oh WOW! You just have hit one of my favorite subjects, paradox!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, Leah! Oh, the paradox gets me when I'm writing 😵‍💫

    • @ElicBehexan
      @ElicBehexan Рік тому

      @@RoweLit I wrote a Doctor Who story back about 1982 that my roommate at the time, hated because at the end, there was my paradox! Telepathy, time travel and time travel paradoxes are my favorite things!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      No raindrops on roses? 😃

    • @ElicBehexan
      @ElicBehexan Рік тому

      @@RoweLit I've been writing in my original universe and posting it and my fanfic on AO3, I write in it so trying to get it in more or less chronicle order even if they weren't written in that way. I have also inserted my original universe into fanfic.

  • @escgoogle3865
    @escgoogle3865 Рік тому

    Wow great story. Also, absolute class placing the merch pitch at the end.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, ESCG! Glad you enjoyed it! If I ever interrupt a story for a pitch, you'll know I need real help 😂

  • @dtl2081
    @dtl2081 8 місяців тому

    Excellent again

  • @louissablon4849
    @louissablon4849 Рік тому

    You my good sir are one hell of a dream weaver! I you didn't have to write such great sci fi ,but you did and I thank you!😅

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Louis! I definitely had some crazy dreams this week 😃 The Muse lives in dreamland. Glad you're enjoying my interpretations 😃🙏

  • @casard5235
    @casard5235 Рік тому

    Great story, thanks a lot for the fun.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Casard! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

  • @alistairborthwick2031
    @alistairborthwick2031 Рік тому

    Holy cr*p Rowe, that was an amazing ending!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Alistair! Glad you liked it 😃

  • @rlbf1967
    @rlbf1967 Рік тому +2

    Oh wow expect the unexpected and what a perfect point to end today’s story too! I wonder if a path extends from the AI behind the war to the AI oppressors of this instantiation of the human race…? Just brilliant story wonderfully written and completely gripping!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +3

      Thanks, Richard! Hmm ... there just might be a connection there 🤔

  • @JayceFisher
    @JayceFisher Рік тому

    So good!!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Jayce! 🙏😃

  • @kitkakitteh
    @kitkakitteh Рік тому +1

    I’ve been waiting for this❤

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      😃 I've been working on it, Kitka, so perfect synergy 😉 Hope you like it!

  • @benjaminhayward5921
    @benjaminhayward5921 Рік тому

    Fantastic as always, my man!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Benjamin! 😃🙏 Happy you enjoyed!

  • @bobbycaponi6179
    @bobbycaponi6179 Рік тому +2

    Not sure if they are getting better or if the consistency of perfection make it seem such. Thank you for these they will be a classic ...Let me know how I can buy some autographed copies of your books

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, Bobby! I'm doing my best every week, so I always hope they each turn out great. I've reached out and am working on it, so hopefully soon I'll be able to offer autographed copies as an option! Thanks ✍ Rowe ... P.S. The nuns were always very disappointed in my penmanship 😖😂

  • @artytomparis
    @artytomparis Рік тому

    Thanks this is really good. 1st, I've listened to.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, GP! Glad you enjoyed it 😃

  • @MrIzzyDizzy
    @MrIzzyDizzy Рік тому +2

    The whole universe is amazing, so much going on so many great stories so many interesting ideas. Now 2 million years in the future - wow and amazing and hurry tell me more - tell me more. . 'Grats on 4k subs it went pretty quick from 3k, but us 4k are still just early flakes of snow of the coming subs blizzard. keep em coming Mr Rowe . faster and forever. I have to relisten now thanks .

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, MrIzzy! Faster's going to be tough in the coming weeks, but I'll do my best to keep the pace 😃 Thanks for all the kind words and support 🙏 2023 has been a big year already, and we've still got December to go!

    • @MrIzzyDizzy
      @MrIzzyDizzy Рік тому +1

      @@RoweLit i know faster - is just a measure of want. i understand you are already nearly at Faster Than 'Write speed .

  • @mauricedamage425
    @mauricedamage425 Рік тому +5

    Out done yourself with this !!
    10/10
    Already can't wait for the next instalment, you really have me hooked on this series.
    do you have the story lines already planned ??

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, Maurice! Glad you enjoyed it 😃 I've got the rest of this season vaguely planned, but after that, anything can happen!

  • @nickifiresnow1931
    @nickifiresnow1931 Рік тому

    So exciting ❤

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Nicki! 🙏😃

  • @scottthomas3792
    @scottthomas3792 Рік тому

    An excellent tale.. Something I've wondered about nanotech. It couldn't be fast, unless you had some sort of cooling system. Healing, or building large structures would be comparatively slow. You have to get rid of the heat. Small items could be created quickly, even then, they would be hot. How fast something could be created would depend on what it's made of.
    Two million years.... everything familiar to you has long since been forgotten about. If you travelled two centuries into the future, nothing would be recognizable...much less a couple million years.
    Finding yourself ( or I suppose, a version of yourself) after that length of time would have to be a seious shock.... regardless of who you are.
    An excellent far future tale...

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Scott! Heat is a problem as I understand it, especially for the bots themselves, but as you say, two million years is a long time and also a lot of time for a lot of clever minds to tackle such problems! I think it would be wild even getting a glimpse of a future society, much less going there, but as long as there were people still, there'd still be people things to recognize: homes, clothes, food, music, and, best of all, people 😃

  • @madderhat5852
    @madderhat5852 Рік тому

    I wondered where those folk had got to. Thanks again.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, MH! 😃🙏

  • @dvd-r2268
    @dvd-r2268 Рік тому

    And here I thought we would find Micon. Future ship though. Can't wait till the next story

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, DVD 😃 Who knows who else might be in that box 😉

  • @kevindean6600
    @kevindean6600 Рік тому

    Im elated to learn more about the bipals and ordinals. Tha k you

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Ty! More to come 😃

  • @mht525
    @mht525 Рік тому

    So good. Thank you 🙏✌️🇦🇺

  • @barrydysert2974
    @barrydysert2974 9 місяців тому

    14:31 You are describing for this century what George Orwell predicted, neigh prophesied for my century. i was so strongly convicted of this i had to stop and comment. Your future is the most Orwellian i could possibly imagine•
    i was 19 and a sophomore in college. In a history class we were assigned 2 books to read, All Quiet on the Western Front and 1984. 42 years later i still recommend them, especially to young people. They are foundational to my world view. Your work needs to be a clarion call to the younger generations•
    ⚡⚡⚡🙏💜🙏⚡⚡⚡
    i wasn't expecting that !:-)

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks, Barry! Those are 2 of my favorites as well. I'm not sure if my work would ever get assigned in school, but I do hope my stories capture the imagination and help people to think about the future.

  • @rustyclaymore1105
    @rustyclaymore1105 Рік тому

    Yeah Misfits! Can’t listen right now but will download to hear tomorrow. Thx P.E!
    Also I pre-liked because that’s a no brained.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Rusty! Hope I can live up to it! 😃

    • @rustyclaymore1105
      @rustyclaymore1105 Рік тому

      @@RoweLit finally got a chance to listen to the new story. You definitely deserved the pre-like. I can't wait to see where the story goes from here.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, Rusty! Glad you're enjoying the Misfits saga! 😃 More twists to come 😯

    • @rustyclaymore1105
      @rustyclaymore1105 Рік тому

      @@RoweLit 👍

  • @martinwyke
    @martinwyke Рік тому

    WOW ending, it means Rishi at least must get back home.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Martin! Hmm ... We shall see 🤔

  • @giselagrosjean1075
    @giselagrosjean1075 9 місяців тому

    Thanks ❤

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  9 місяців тому

      Cheers, Gisela 😃

  • @garfieldparker2080
    @garfieldparker2080 Рік тому

    Ooooooo the suspense!!!!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      What Suspense

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Sorry, I couldn't help myself, Garfield. That's a Narratology joke that probably no one but me will ever get. This is what happens when you attend Narrative Theory conferences, you end up in a corner, alone, cracking jokes that can only ever possibly amuse yourself. Don't go down that road, children 😂

    • @garfieldparker2080
      @garfieldparker2080 Рік тому

      🤣 No problem man. I love a good laugh to myself so by all means Carry on.

    • @garfieldparker2080
      @garfieldparker2080 Рік тому

      🤣 No problem man. I love a good laugh to myself so by all means Carry on.

    • @garfieldparker2080
      @garfieldparker2080 Рік тому

      Also another commentor asked why you don't have Patreon or special monthly subscription for UA-cam content on another video. I cant remember seeing a response 😁. Doesn't have to b3 anything back-breaking. But something is better than nothing.

  • @JosephKano
    @JosephKano Рік тому

    Wucky mucky timey wimey stuff detected! Great episode!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, Joseph! Glad you enjoyed it 😃🙏

  • @NostalgiaNouveau
    @NostalgiaNouveau Рік тому +2

    Wow, 'The Ancients' is a wild ride! The spaceship mystery and mind-reading stuff got me hooked. but I'm a bit confused. If Rishi doesn't truly lose consciousness, why is she unconscious now? 🤔

    • @VickiNikolaidis
      @VickiNikolaidis Рік тому

      Hmm. Hard to tell!

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Cheers, Enigmas! Without offering any spoilers, I'm wondering if you missed "Welcome to the Future," the story that leads into this one? The second half of the story should explain it too. Thanks for tuning in! 😃

    • @NostalgiaNouveau
      @NostalgiaNouveau Рік тому

      @@RoweLit Thanks for the heads up! I might have missed 'Welcome to the Future.' I'll definitely check it out to get the full picture. Keep up the great work! 😊🚀

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! That's a fun one too.

  • @MartinGugino
    @MartinGugino Рік тому +1

    Dancing down the Universe.

    • @MartinGugino
      @MartinGugino Рік тому

      Maybe the brain chips.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Cheers, Martin! Could go so many different directions 😃

  • @DelaurentisDavis-ti4zc
    @DelaurentisDavis-ti4zc Рік тому

    Finally didn't think you were going to upload😢

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, D! The story behind the story was also a saga this week 😂

  • @Bbergster
    @Bbergster Рік тому

    Extra excellent! I’m looking for the AI here that everyone keeps gabbing about…. I know it made the new Beatles song.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, B! I haven't heard the new Beatles song yet, but it's kinda crazy there is one. Those lazy Beatles definitely didn't write enough songs already 😂

  • @kennyjoe7asa
    @kennyjoe7asa Рік тому +1

    Have you considered Patreon for a way of support?I keep having trouble using your website and am unable to donate.As I have said I am blind and use a creen reader and I assume your website and my screenreader don't get along.Patreon and UA-cam are another way to get support as I am sure you are aware of.Thanks my friend.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому +2

      For you, Kennyjoe, I'll make it a point to look into Patreon. It might take me a bit, as I have a lot to do this month. Funny you mention the screenreader and the website, as I'm going through that with another website I'm managing for a university-affiliated group. They're making me take a course to bring that site into compliance. So I think I'll take what I learn there and try to apply it to RoweLit. I've been neglecting the website for a while, but that' on my to-do list too. I really need those clones 😃Thanks, Kennyjoe!

    • @kennyjoe7asa
      @kennyjoe7asa Рік тому +1

      Your the best!@@RoweLit

  • @johnnycampbell3422
    @johnnycampbell3422 Рік тому

    It's me. Ok, just got to say that is some Philip K Dick stuff right there. Looking forward how you will tangle and straighten that out. Great writing and narration is great.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, Johnny! Appreciate the compliment on the narration especially, as I had a Murphy's Law kind of week, so I'm glad it came out okay in the end 😃🙏

  • @casard5235
    @casard5235 Рік тому +1

    Those free human societies fought for this ideal. Heaven, maybe, is not living up to the hype? This version at least.

  • @kitkakitteh
    @kitkakitteh Рік тому

    33:41

  • @Andrew-if3sd
    @Andrew-if3sd 10 місяців тому

    Thanks....Phalanx

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  10 місяців тому +1

      Cheers, Phalanx!

  • @Unlucky1287
    @Unlucky1287 Рік тому

    Im excited for this one. I havent been tuning in much. My insomnia is much better than it was but im missing the late night Rowe stories😊

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      That's great to hear, Lizz! Sleep is necessary 😴

  • @joesantos7085
    @joesantos7085 Рік тому

    That was a pretty good joke. these people aren't even capable of stealing the she asked what's stealing they don't even know the concept

  • @markjames-k7w
    @markjames-k7w 11 місяців тому

    I'm here now Mark CEN CA 😅 you have a affinity for Clem huh PE😂

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  11 місяців тому

      What can I say? He's my people 🤣

    • @markjames-k7w
      @markjames-k7w 11 місяців тому

      @@RoweLit so Verona made Clem and he is thousands of years old

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  11 місяців тому

      Yeah, 🤔hmm ... 😃

  • @MartinGugino
    @MartinGugino Рік тому

    Head spinning.

    • @MartinGugino
      @MartinGugino Рік тому

      May surpass Asimov's Foundation series.

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      No pressure, though, right, Martin 😉 I kid 😂 It's actually the most fun thing to write these and share them, and I'm so glad you're enjoying them!

  • @davidsharpe7869
    @davidsharpe7869 Рік тому

    I'm an avid listener now .

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  Рік тому

      Thanks, David! Glad to hear it 🙏😃

  • @markjames-k7w
    @markjames-k7w 11 місяців тому

    Free range people 😂

    • @RoweLit
      @RoweLit  11 місяців тому

      They're out there 😃