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[R. Richard]

I have a request to make of Literotica people. I have published some eight Second Chance scifi novels. The novels are selling well and I have more novels in the series in the pipeline.

What I would like to get is some useful feedback. If anyone in the Literotica AH is reading my Second Chance novels would you be so kind as to let me know what you think of the novels. If you do respond [PM or otherwise,] please let me know if you're a regular reader of scifi. TIA.

The Second Chance novels are very unusual, even for scifi. For one thing, the protagonist gets younger, not older as the series progresses. For another thing, the protagonist develops considerably as the series progresses, again due to the experiences he goes through.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

RICHARD

What do you hope to learn, exactly?

 

[R. Richard]

RICHARD

What do you hope to learn, exactly?

Does a Literotica reader find the stories interesting and why? The stories are both scifi science and action. Is the blend appealing and why?

The protagonist starts out as an embittered 71 year old man, chewed up and spit out by life. He's a criminal and is barely surviving. He becomes involved with a religious type individual and develops his own paranormal powers, presumably from association with the religious type. One of the powers he aquires is the ability to gain life force and grow younger, larger and stronger. The method he uses to obtain life force is killing people. Despite the violence that results in his getting younger, he begins to suceed at life and grows away from his criminal past. The character development is ongoing, as the protagonist continues to change. Is the story consistent, given the need to suspend disbelief and is the character development appealing?

 

[Liar]

The Second Chance novels are very unusual, even for scifi. For one thing, the protagonist gets younger, not older as the series progresses. For another thing, the protagonist develops considerably as the series progresses, again due to the experiences he goes through.

The first is different, I'll admit. Albeit not unique. The second...isn't that just good writing? Charachters that don't progress significally due to circumstances were either pretty cardboard, or the circumstances were.

I've been meaning to check some of your stuff out for some time. From what you've said, it sounds entertaining. It's just that I barely have time to read a frickin' post-it note these days. Let alone a novel....

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

RICHARD

F. Scott Fitzgerald already wrote THAT story.

http://www.readbookonline.net/read/690/10628/
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON.

 

[R. Richard]

RICHARD

F. Scott Fitzgerald already wrote THAT story.

http://www.readbookonline.net/read/690/10628/
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON.

Not really, not even close. Benjamin Button is born an old man and regresses until he's a baby. My protagonist ages normally, until he's 71-years-old. He then begins to acquire life force, including a classic scifi battle against the disembodied life force of his religious client. My protagonist then begins to get not only younger, but also larger and stronger. Gradually, he discovers that it's likely that he'll be immortal, unless he dies in action.

The action starts with a journey through a gritty, inner-city environment, with his religious client. My protagonist thinks and fights his way through a very realistic, very hostile place [I grew up, or whatever I did, in such an area.] His religious client wan'ts to kill him, but he figures out a way to kill his client instead. He then becomes involved with alien drug smugglers and is captured by the alien Primitive Culture Police. The PCP dispatch him to kill a very dangerous alien and then they'll kill him. Step, by step my protagonist manages to survive any number of organizations [including many alien organizations] who want to kill him. He doesn't just fight his way clear, he also makes himself invaluable to some of his former enemies and they no llnger want to kill him, because he's making them too much money. However, he find himself continuously on the hit list of new organizations.

In the background, my protagonist searches for six scrolls that contain the field theory for the universe. His searches, however, bring him to the attention of at least demi-gods, who [you guessed it] want to kill him.

You want action? Hoo-boy, does Second Chance give you action! However, there's also thinking that's very clearly explained.

Since the stories are selling well, people like what Second Chance has to offer. However, I am trying to get useful feedback, in order to 'give the readers more of what they want.'