I love stories and media from the PoV of digital systems like this. The data-based beings in the Deathworlders series has a similar feel, and I get a glimpse of the same idea in The Martian when...
I love stories and media from the PoV of digital systems like this. The data-based beings in the Deathworlders series has a similar feel, and I get a glimpse of the same idea in The Martian when Pathfinder reboots. Having the world be broken and ripe for exploration just makes it more alluring somehow. The idea of experiencing the world not through physical distances (which do matter here, just not directly) but through RTT and processing times is alien to me, despite working in tech. I don't know why, but the concept fascinates me.
I did! The last dozen chapters or so are less good, it adds a whole new faction and some weird historical interference. Most regular humans become an afterthought and it's less HFY and more...
I did! The last dozen chapters or so are less good, it adds a whole new faction and some weird historical interference. Most regular humans become an afterthought and it's less HFY and more generic sci-fi. There's still interesting characters, but it doesn't feel the same at the end as it did in the beginning.
Now that it's finished I recommend giving it a go, I know the author is working on a second edit pass so he can publish it properly but I have no clue how long that will take.
Yeah, that's where I fell off. Honestly what did it for me was the sheer number of descriptions of every male character lifting weights, which got bad around the same time as the Singularity...
Yeah, that's where I fell off. Honestly what did it for me was the sheer number of descriptions of every male character lifting weights, which got bad around the same time as the Singularity faction showed up. I thought it was awesome when it was, like, once every couple of chapters. But then it started to feel rather excessive. If the ending is worth it, though, maybe I can push through.
It's so fun to see another person who's read Deathworlders!
Somewhere in that last third of the series it becomes muscle-porn and it's a little absurd. I'm hoping that edits will tone that down a bit, but that seems to be more on the scope of a full...
Somewhere in that last third of the series it becomes muscle-porn and it's a little absurd. I'm hoping that edits will tone that down a bit, but that seems to be more on the scope of a full rewrite.
I discovered Deathworlders and HFY shortly before the pandemic, so it got me through those rough times. I'll be a fan no matter how cheesy it feels
I love stories and media from the PoV of digital systems like this. The data-based beings in the Deathworlders series has a similar feel, and I get a glimpse of the same idea in The Martian when Pathfinder reboots. Having the world be broken and ripe for exploration just makes it more alluring somehow. The idea of experiencing the world not through physical distances (which do matter here, just not directly) but through RTT and processing times is alien to me, despite working in tech. I don't know why, but the concept fascinates me.
Thanks for sharing!
Did you manage to read Deathworlders all the way through? I loved it - like, loved it - for the first few years and gradually lost interest. :(
I did! The last dozen chapters or so are less good, it adds a whole new faction and some weird historical interference. Most regular humans become an afterthought and it's less HFY and more generic sci-fi. There's still interesting characters, but it doesn't feel the same at the end as it did in the beginning.
Now that it's finished I recommend giving it a go, I know the author is working on a second edit pass so he can publish it properly but I have no clue how long that will take.
Yeah, that's where I fell off. Honestly what did it for me was the sheer number of descriptions of every male character lifting weights, which got bad around the same time as the Singularity faction showed up. I thought it was awesome when it was, like, once every couple of chapters. But then it started to feel rather excessive. If the ending is worth it, though, maybe I can push through.
It's so fun to see another person who's read Deathworlders!
Somewhere in that last third of the series it becomes muscle-porn and it's a little absurd. I'm hoping that edits will tone that down a bit, but that seems to be more on the scope of a full rewrite.
I discovered Deathworlders and HFY shortly before the pandemic, so it got me through those rough times. I'll be a fan no matter how cheesy it feels
This was very, very good. Thanks for sharing.