
Now that there's a second favorable comment, I'll put it on my reading list.
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Thanks for the recommendation! I read it, enjoyed what's posted there, and am now waiting for the next chapter to be posted. Sounds so familiar!blakagant wrote:http://www.fictionpress.com/u/539273/ starts with, "Eric Olafson, NeoViking GC V", then follow the numerals. In the year 5012, Earth is now known as Terra and part of a gigantic Union of spacefaring civilizations. Many worlds are colonized. This is the story of Eric Olafson, a Neo Viking growing up on a harsh cold planet called Nilfeheim. Follows him as he joins the united stars navy.
Earth is embroiled in a war with the Lin-Teye Empire, a war it is losing. Earth has bet everything on the introduction of a new battle platform, the E-series, but until the new weapons systems arrive, existing inventory must stretch. Earth is using the last of it's mothball fleet against front-line Lin-Teye equipment. Forward patrols in ancient Aegis Corvettes are are just short of suicide missions. The Tarayla Patrol is the story of one of these high risk missions.
Entertaining read.expedient wrote:If you like sci-fi stories with space battles against impossible odds
I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.firedrake3 wrote:Found links to Deana Johns "Castle in the Sand"
http://sucs.org/~cmckenna/transfer/DJcastle/
Which is an illustration of the fact that anything posted or published on the internet is NEVER fully gone.arargh wrote:I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.firedrake3 wrote:Found links to Deana Johns "Castle in the Sand"
http://sucs.org/~cmckenna/transfer/DJcastle/
Yup. After I posted, I did a little google, and got some 30+ hits besides the ones firedrake3 pointed to.GBLW wrote:Which is an illustration of the fact that anything posted or published on the internet is NEVER fully gone.arargh wrote:I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.firedrake3 wrote:Found links to Deana Johns "Castle in the Sand"
http://sucs.org/~cmckenna/transfer/DJcastle/
It was also posted relatively recently at Asstr/Assm.arargh wrote:Yup. After I posted, I did a little google, and got some 30+ hits besides the ones firedrake3 pointed to.GBLW wrote:Which is an illustration of the fact that anything posted or published on the internet is NEVER fully gone.arargh wrote:
I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.
And, of course, I have copies of the original ASSM posts in my archive.
Yup, thats in my archive, too. Forgot about seeing that one.samuelmichaels wrote:It was also posted relatively recently at Asstr/Assm.
Actualy the Author ( D.J. "Doc" Pedersen )arargh wrote:I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.firedrake3 wrote:Found links to Deana Johns "Castle in the Sand"
http://sucs.org/~cmckenna/transfer/DJcastle/
Interesting. Where was it posted. I don't remember seeing it in ASSM or ASS.Phantom wrote:Actualy the Author ( D.J. "Doc" Pedersen )arargh wrote:I am surprised that there is still a copy out there. The author wanted them all gone.firedrake3 wrote:Found links to Deana Johns "Castle in the Sand"
http://sucs.org/~cmckenna/transfer/DJcastle/
later decided to re-release them again...posting them all as one big group
but didn't start writing or posting new ones.
at least not under that pen name he may well be writing and still posting today
under some other name.
The following index was included with the storys in a big Zip file
(Note The Castle in the sand is 97 Chapters long I've seen some where it wasn't
if the version you have ends or stops short of chapter 97 then you haven't gotten the full story)
Phantom
to tell you the truth I'm not sure any more I think it was posted on ASSTR not newsgroups but i could be wrongarargh wrote: Interesting. Where was it posted. I don't remember seeing it in ASSM or ASS.
arargh
Phantom wrote:Actualy it is Called "the Galactic Chronicles Series" and starts with Roy Masters then moves to Eric/Erica Olafsonblakagant wrote:http://www.fictionpress.com/u/539273/ starts with, "Eric Olafson, NeoViking GC V", then follow the numerals. In the year 5012, Earth is now known as Terra and part of a gigantic Union of spacefaring civilizations. Many worlds are colonized. This is the story of Eric Olafson, a Neo Viking growing up on a harsh cold planet called Nilfeheim. Follows him as he joins the united stars navy.
The universe that Vennessa made really is kinda how i picture a united galactic government, including mega corporations who own planets and a population base in centilions (that's 300 zeros), just force your mind to understand that eric is different. I marvel at how she made it massive, it's the best way to describe it, you see a massive thriving galactic spanning society.
*be warned that the main character is a kinda cross-dresser, Ignore it! it really has little to do with the storyline and has to do with the main plot way down the line*
It's a neat tale as you say
And I've enjoyed following it for the last few years.
Vennessa has writen more then what is currenty still posted on the page
some has been removed then rewriten, reedited and then reposted again
But some parts still haven't been posted or reposted again ...yet.
Parts 1-4 of "the Galactic Chronicles Series" are still uncompleted or missing
A bit of Warning here ...![]()
Vennessa's chapter updates some times take longer then Fel does <G>and they are posted
with no known pattern or frequency to them.![]()
So if you have problems with this Or Spelling, Grammer and Editing in Stories this is not a tale for you as of yet.
it's gotten much better over the last few years but still is not 100% polished as far as the editing and proofing goes.
But it is a very enjoyable tale otherwise if you can but over look these omissions and some errors.
Phantom