tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post5829837500045273684..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Something New, Perhaps?Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-2723078293516904272020-11-21T09:07:58.671-05:002020-11-21T09:07:58.671-05:00Like the fellow said, "I can't wait"...Like the fellow said, "I can't wait" . I don't know about your other readers but I could use a a primer called an illiterate's guide to writing book reviews.Ron Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254200694378708747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-62518543697382011762020-11-20T06:40:37.099-05:002020-11-20T06:40:37.099-05:00Yeah, about that gear. I'd have thought that t...Yeah, about that gear. I'd have thought that true interstellar travel would have invented ways to 'live off the land (space)'. Relying on supplies makes escaping tethering too risky. Travelers need to find ways to mine nearby asteroids or other debris for elemental supplies.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-88234692939320755552020-11-19T20:48:39.970-05:002020-11-19T20:48:39.970-05:00Why must the colonists take tremendous amounts of ...Why must the colonists take tremendous amounts of gear to survive? Are they not advanced and confident enough to re-colonize a planet that, at one time, supported a thriving civilization? evilfranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927112002225627101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-36854039695604797772020-11-19T17:16:14.498-05:002020-11-19T17:16:14.498-05:00Fran, this is the story type at which you excel. ...Fran, this is the story type at which you excel. As another commenter said, it is somewhat inline with your Spooner saga. I hope you can bring it to life as a full novel.Microhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680833486976737379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-81209764551952417112020-11-19T12:13:15.638-05:002020-11-19T12:13:15.638-05:00This is a fascinating snippet that feels like it&#...This is a fascinating snippet that feels like it's the "middle" of a story, and begs some interesting questions. What happened on Earth that caused it to become depopulated? <i>Is</i> it really depopulated, or are there a few survivors left, possibly reduced to barbarism? What about plant and animal life? Have, perhaps, new organisms arisen that will pose a danger to our Cetian colonists? How did humanity <i>get</i> to Tau Ceti in the first place? What prompted the desire to launch the Counter-Hegira and recolonize the Earth, as opposed to setting forth for still newer frontiers?<br /><br />(Also: Tau Ceti, eh? Are they Urrasti or Anarresti? :) )Amy Bowersoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076323336759224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-48430827168464548972020-11-19T11:44:36.001-05:002020-11-19T11:44:36.001-05:00I can't wait, regardless of how you develop it...I can't wait, regardless of how you develop it. At first I thought it was a new Spooner Federation novel.1104wrhmr6rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654474444429985222noreply@blogger.com