It was something different from what I normally read, but the simultaneous blending of war on multiple fronts, personal-technical-physical was great.

I’d love to hear what happens next… but even if I don’t then I really enjoyed the ride

I’m sure that is not the case, but please consider this as it fights against the excellent storyline. You might consider hiring or working with one of the many other podcast novel narrators out there.

I can’t wait for the sequel!

The Spherical Tomi sequel has been slightly delayed, but it *will* happen in the first quarter of 2007.

My only crit’ is the music which grated a bit, but style,as we know, has its price.

So far on Podiobooks only Tomi and AmerIndian have hooked me into a desperate need to download.

Will Podiobooks being getting a sequel?

Apologies for that poor reverb effect. Perhaps someday when the saga is complete, I’ll go back and do a George Lucas-style Special Edition.

I’m so glad you enjoyed the story.

I plan to get the Spherical Tomi sequel released before the end of 2006.

The deadpan approach of Jack which he has turned into a fine art on The Dragon Page may sound like a lot to handle in a full-blown podiobook. I’m into Episode 5 of ST and I absolutely love this book. Part of what makes this podiobook work is Jack’s deadpan approach. The narrative becomes a mirror to the detachment that Tomi grapples with from day to day, from chapter to chapter. Jack’s wife should also be given serious kudos for handling the female characters like a pro, and for jumping in with both feet in taking on such a task as to bring Jack’s lead character to life.

But yes, Jack is being way too hard on himself. With only a few technical glitches (that he works to correct in later chapters), Jack has produced a terrific podiobook. His enunciation is sharp, his deadpan approach is not THAT deadpan, and the story is rich in culture, character, and charisma. “Samurai Cyberpunk” I’d call it. Keep up the good work, Jack, and thank you for such a great ride!

I read the e-book. I was hooked. I listened to the podcast. I’m even more hooked. I know you’ve got other works out in the world, but I’m curious if you’ll be coming back to Tomi? Do you have a planned sequel for this universe becuase you did leave a lot of open doors.

As a side note, I’m a computer programmer by trade. I get to sit in front of a computer all day. To read about a person floating inside multiple spheres and code with laser tipped fingers, man, what can I say? Dream job? At least until all hell breaks loose.

You rock Jack. Keep writing. I’ll keep reading.

I like science fiction. I like the way it make my imagination stretch. Hell, I like the way science make my imagination stretch. But I guess that the trick is let it stretch without breaking.

This element put on science fiction an expiration date. The way our
imagination behave, is tied to the way our knowledge of the universe evolves. Today it will be hard to believe a story where the hero travels one million years into the past to find a cave man fighting a T-Rex.

In this context, I come to expect from science fiction, more that I expect from a “regular” fiction. As both should strive for a good story telling, science fiction can go further and play a “what-if” game. To play the what-if game, the author should stand on the edge of what is possible, and start speculate from there.

I guess that for me, the illusion broke because I felt you didn’t go
close enough to that edge with Spherical Tomi, and once the illusion is broken I started to notice the rough edges.

I liked the sense of urgency as the proverbial shit hits the fan. I
like the internal struggle of Tomi, and the relationship between Tomi and the people close to her.

I had harder time believing the conflict with Ryogi, it sound to much
like a monologue of a villain from a James Bond movie.

That said. I am happy you wrote that story. I did enjoyed it after-all.

Thanks,
Chen.

(no bunnies were harmed in the making of this podcast)