Comments on: Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:54 +0000

Thanks!

I’m truly gratified by the level of support the work is getting.

By: Omar Khuri

Omar Khuri — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:31:46 +0000

Nathan, I have been a science fiction fan my entire life but i have only recently been introduced to audiobooks. I have just finished Quarter Share and I am completely hooked. Your writing style has a grace to it that I have not read (or heard) in long time. Your use of detail, dialogue, setting and other literary techniques, moves the story along at a nice clip, keeps me interested and most importantly, transports me into Ismael’s world and allows me to feel as if am accompanying him on his journey of growth in the deep dark.

Amazing work. Congrats on picking up a publisher. You deserve it and I look forward to listening to the remaining novels.

By: Clark Bangsund

Clark Bangsund — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:22:24 +0000

I would like to contact MMC(SS) Bruce Wallin. Any ideas?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:28:53 +0000

Thanks, Lyall! Owner’s Share should be out this spring.

By: Lyall

Lyall — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:37:51 +0000

I love this entire series.
When I find podcasts that I like, out comes paypal, or, if the author is publishing as books, I try to buy the books, whichever the author prefers.
Awesome work. Looking forward to Owners Share.

By: Twin Jalanugraha

Twin Jalanugraha — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:50:03 +0000

I’m now at the point where Ishmael has just left the ship and is heading to academy. I was sad when he got promoted from the Kitchen duty to the lower deck, but now he’s leaving the ship, oh no!!!! I want to cry!!!!!!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:28:23 +0000

Thanks! I hope you like HS as much!

By: Rodrigo Vieira

Rodrigo Vieira — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:18:35 +0000

Thanks for this excellent audiobook, Nathan. I am an avid podcast listener but I’d never managed to listen to an audiobook entirely before, despite many tries. I would get too distracted, or just bored. Quarter Share was a totally different experience, I couldn’t put it down, it was a great companion for my morning running. I am downloading Half Share now, looking forward to start listening to it tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the great work.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:20:17 +0000

Thanks, Angeleyes.

I work hard at the “single read” form of podcast story telling and I think that the upgrades in equipment — along with all the practice over the years — has helped improve the listening experience.

Watch out for Half Share. It’s not dirty exactly. I had to make it clean enough for my daughters to listen to. In spite of that some people have been shocked that a young, healthy male might respond to an attractive woman.

Go figger.

By: AngelEyes

AngelEyes — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:45:51 +0000

Nathan, just stumbled across the share series. I have listened to Podiobooks for almost 3 years now. I have listened to well over 35 books and some of them twice. I must say this is by far one of the best. It makes me laugh, smile, and be genuinly happy. Most are not happy books. Yours is.
I have just finished Quarter Share to find a refreshing story line that puts me right on the ship where a small group of people live work and play together in the same place. There does not need to be any big drama to make this book work – and I cannot wait to get further into Half Share. With the chain of command and the rules all must abide by-there should not be any real big drama. I do not think it would be tolerated with so small a crew.
The characters are great and enjoyable. I love the humor between Ish & Pip. I find I am laughing out loud while listening at work.
I find Ish to be educated but ignorant of the outside world. His educated mind is what saves him. He is not use to people outside his mothers circle or the home he grew up in. Most of his adventure is growing up in a new and very different environment with people and ways he is unfamiliar with. He is young and alone – this can be paralizing and scary. But he is capable of thinking for himself and has knowledge to get things working and completed.
The music – perfect and very inspirational. I hope it continues thru out the series.
Now the narration, what a voice! Awesome!! Nate you have the perfect tone and pitch. Your reading ability makes it all flow seamlessly. Your enunciation is exact and easily understood. I could listen to you all the time and wish you narrated about 1/2 the books I have listened to. I fell in love with Tee Morris’ narrating style and now it’s a toss up between you & Tee. I look forward to completing the series.
Good Clean Story. Love it and your style. Thank you so much.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:19:55 +0000

The podiobook link works very well for donations, Twin. Thanks for your kind words.

I don’t accept snail mail at the moment, no, but I appreciate the thought.

By: Twin Jalanugraha

Twin Jalanugraha — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:59:48 +0000

Near Nathan, thanks so much for your wonderful audio book. I downloaded it from Ipod store and your story (starting with quarter share) has made it easier for me to be away from home. (I’m a flight attendant for Delta airlines). I found a web site that allows your reader to donate via Paypal (and they promise to give you 75%). Do you accept snail mail/gift package from your fans?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:03:04 +0000

There’s still one book left in the series and several of the ideas from these first books may well show up in that.

It’s unlikely that the stories will change much but anything is possible. I’m probably going to release the audio recording of the Captain’s cabin from Double Share one of these days. It’s pretty funny, but there’s a reason it’s not in the books.

Keep in mind. First person POV. You can only see what Ishmael sees and in the early books, he’s pretty much wearing blinders all the time.

By: Jon W.

Jon W. — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:42:18 +0000

I have loved and listened to this series several times, and it has not grown stale on repeated listenings. These stories are incredibly engaging in both characters and plot, and I anxiously await Owner’s Share in the near future. Thanks for your hard work.

On repeated listenings however, there was one plot point that I was disappointed never really played out. In Quarter Share, you spend a couple chapters on mushrooms and in discussion of how to use the ship’s sludge for profit. As far as I can remember, this is never talked about again in either Half or Full share, leaving these chapters as a bit of an unfulfilled plot promise. I’m wondering, when (here’s hoping) these stories make it to print, will you do revising, like maybe publishing a “writer’s cut” of the story? Could plot threads like this “sludge as profit” idea (and others?) get added into the print versions of Half/Full Share? Just wondering. Keep up the good work, and looking forward to you next work.

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:50:41 +0000

Speaking of sex, I actually thought that it sort of ruined the sexual tension that had been building up (which could have been toyed with quite a while). I’m really hopeful for Owner’s Share where some obvious tension from Captain’s Share will be toyed with one way or another.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:50:27 +0000

Thanks, Lorin.

I’m glad you liked it.

I saved the gratuitous sex for the second book, but it’s pretty low key.

But it’s not blatant.

By: Lorin

Lorin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:53:54 +0000

I have long enjoyed science fiction, but this story was written so that anyone could enjoy. I am loving it, Thank you. This is the first audio book I have left a comment on. I really apprectiate three things. 1) A good look at real people even a female captain portrayed as a strong leader 2) No magic, but simple science that has taken some time to mature 3) Believable races that don’t strain belief. Anyone could hear this and enjoy the story. I enjoy the fact that there isn’t swearing and gratuitis sex in the story also.

By: Dariclone

Dariclone — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:49:02 +0000

This was a great story! Can’t wait for the next one in the series.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:47:20 +0000

Thanks, Tasarran.

I wrote it and I agree with you about the synopsis. I need a better “back cover blurb”

By: Tasarran

Tasarran — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:04:58 +0000

Awesome book!

If someone had given me a synopsis before I downloaded it, I doubt I would have thought I’d be interested. I’m glad I gave it a chance.

Just goes to show that a sci-fi book about a spaceship doesn’t need to have aliens, wierd artifacts, supernatural crossovers, or any of the typical tired sci-fi tropes.

Excellent story, characters you care about changing and growing, and a universe just detailed enough to catch interest without becoming the center of the story.

I say it again, because it bears repeating: Awesome book!