Sorry for the silence
I had to deal with my mother who did not take the passing of my father well and it took all my time and energy over the last four weeks, but I am soon back to normal and new chapters and stories will follow.
VR
Sunday, 24 February 2013
Thursday, 7 February 2013
My father died
Dear Readers and Friends
last week my father died and was laid to rest. While I was not particular close to him,I am in the process of helping my mother with the estate and coping with the loss.
So I am forced to slow down a little in terms of posting stories but I am not forgetting it and will continue to write as soon as I can (1-2 weeks max)
VR
last week my father died and was laid to rest. While I was not particular close to him,I am in the process of helping my mother with the estate and coping with the loss.
So I am forced to slow down a little in terms of posting stories but I am not forgetting it and will continue to write as soon as I can (1-2 weeks max)
VR
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Great adventure yarn
Message from: Mike <> :
Great adventure yarn, reminds me of Heinlein's
early work. Your Roy from Green Hell series is
also great.
Minor point, in the last interlude at the end of
chapter 10 I think the protagonist is supposed be
Peter Baker as in the 2 earlier interludes, not
Wulf.
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Definitely a story that I feel fits into the top
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Definitely a story that I feel fits into the top
10% of the stories I've read in my 50 years of
reading. A very wide & well spread out universe
with well thought out polities. I was an Army
Paratrooper myself but many of my family were
Marines & a couple nephews are serving with them
presently. If any of todays militaries would still
be around in the far future I'd be astonished if
some future form of the USMC was not still in
existence. You created a quite believable young
protagonist in this story, one to pull in the
sympathy of the reader. With the final discussion
of Qaroniel it fits together very well, even the
idea of a planetary intelligence naturally
occurring has been theorized to be possible but
this adds an interesting dimension to it.
With the way you ended this I hope that someday
you return to let us know of how things go with
young Roy.
Jake
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Thank you Jake!!!
Monday, 28 January 2013
[ New Review ] for Galaxy at War
A new review has been posted to your story.
Story: Galaxy at War
Chapter: 8. The Brick
From: Aimless6 ( http://www.fictionpress.com/u/897417/ )
Reply URL: https://www.fictionpress.com/pm2/post.php?rwid=17815382
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Belle station was supposed to be destroyed, so having a plan B already in
place would be an unusual sign of lack in confidence by the Kermac.
But a few Kermac start to improvise and manage to overwhelm;
a Station Security Chief,
a PsiCorp Colonel with links to the Grey Cats and TSI,
a dozen Marines in combat gear,
a maximum security prison with psi suppressors,
there are no Cerberus bots guarding the prison,
and there is no active computronic to check access codes.
A bit much isn't it?
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VANESSA SAYS:
Yes I see your points and I am proud to say you sound exactly like a Union Citizen would sound hearing this...or what Stahl would say if he hears about it. Normally I don't do spoilers but since you asked I make an exception and let you look inside my twisted mind and "plan" for the Story. The Leedei are a very recent member, coming from a dwarf galaxy very much removed from the Milky Way. They developed a TL 9 society based on very advanced PSI tech. Machinery / Devices that run on Genetic engineered "Brains". Devices that "Supposedly" allow to pin point a single mind (over incredible distances, that detect psionic activities and able to interrupt them over similar distances. Neither the Union, The Saresii nor the Kermac have anything comparable (not even the Saresii of the First Age of Knowledge) the Leedei are very protective of that tech and don't share it. No outsider has ever seen the Telelistener (only heard about it) these devices are the holy grail for: The Kermac, NAVINT, and Grey Cats and yes most of all for Cherubim of the TSI.
The twist of the story is ....Cherubim is using the captured Kermac, the story of Roy’s parents being alive (The dreams Roy has are implanted and triggered if needed) Cara, the Commander are NAVINT operatives. She wants the secret of these machines...and in case anything goes wrong TSI/ Cherubim has the Kermac as scape goats. Who looks further than the Kermac if something goes wrong?
The Leedei School Teacher has a heart for sob stories...They decide to use Roy. Because the Leedei are telepathic, they needed someone who has a story he believes in. What is more convenient than a "naive" Greenie who really thinks his parents sending him dream messages? Who believed the story of the old Bellebee.
If you read my stories you know that Captain Coldblood left in a hurry thinking the Explorer was destroyed. He “failed” his mission to collect the scientists. So why does the Bellebee think it was Captain Coldblood?
The Bellebee are blind, have no ears and remember details..Lies are unknown to a species that shares “one memory” But all you have to do is feed the right bits of information to a “blind Computer” and it will come to the conclusions the Bellebee made.
Bottom Line of the Story is: Cherubim (Who is for Earth first …not the Union) wants that technology for the TSI . For her to manipulate / find persons with a remote machine is a wet dream…but she can’t openly operate against a Union Member. So she needs a Scape goat… or several in this case.
What else I have planned shall remain a secret for now, but I assure you I have not written that chapter without a plan.
What makes me very proud is the way you asked those questions…It shows you have really read my stories and you took the time to tell me.
Thank you
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Galaxies at War
Galaxies at War
due to really overwhelming demands to continue Roy Masters Story. I started posting chapters for Galaxies at War. (So much for my writing plans..they are still in effect but frankly my Readers wishes became quite important to me.
That this is indeed the case shows the enormous response to the first Galaxy at War chapters. It is by far the most read and reviewed story I have posted so far. In terms of reviews, emails, PM's, Hits and visits. (in relationship to the time it is up)
So I will post and complete the Galaxy at War Story first , before I resume the rewrite and post new chapters to the other stories.
To the Stars
Vanessa Ravencroft
A fan from ZANSIBAR!
[ New Review ] for Galaxy at War
A new review has been posted to your story.
Story: Galaxy at War
Chapter: 4. Hidden Package
From: GREAT STORY (Guest)
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GREAT STORY:Vanessa,
I am a reader from Zanzibar and I can proudly say that you are one of my
favourite authors!
I always keep checking on what new you have posted... Just like an addict who
can't get enough of the fix!
Keep up the good work, looking forward to more.
Cheers,
Mohamed
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