Tim Callahan continues his Parsec-winning tale:
The Gyssyc ship is in orbit above Ulliam; the Taskforce sent to meet them has been destroyed. Captain Cook fears the worst, the Gyssyc has declared war on the Ulliam. The crew of the Arwen must figure out what happened before a second fleet arrives, the fate of three races rests in their hands.
The Arwen Season 2: Ulliam is the sequel to th Parsec award winning novella The Arwen Season 1: Regal.
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September 19th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Go Timothy! Nice cover, by the way.
September 20th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
You did a great job with the cover, thanks a bunch!
October 26th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
This story has interesting characters and an engaging story line. May I please, however, suggest you work with an editor (or at least a proof-reader). You keep having problems with basic English grammer and word usage. There are usually at least two or three ear-jarring problems each week that make it hard to settle back and enjoy what would otherwise be a ‘ripping good yarn’.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
after a cliff hanger like that how could you not write a third book!! C’mon, you can’t leave us haning!
November 4th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Nice and engaging story, a great scifi space adventure story. I definitely would like to hear a third season. I think the story has really developed nicely and lots of characters are involved a this point. I still think you could go a long way with the story and I want to see where it does go.
November 5th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Please write the thrid story!!!
November 5th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Great ending to the second season!
I, for one, would very much like to learn about what happens next.
Thanks for writing a pair of very nice stories.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
I want more….. keep going and do not stop at 3
November 7th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Timothy: How can you ask if you should write the third leg of the Arwen Trilogy? You introduced the antagonist in book one, obscured that fact in bood two with the revival of Mirriam, and then, in the last minute of the story, introduce the sleeping mennace and call into question all we thought we knew about the Jassic. This also gives you an opportunity to expand on that final enigmatic look on Mirriam’s face just before he died? What was that all about? Ah, and what could you make of it in a third story? Perhaps Mirriam was not exactly what we thought he was either. A third book: write on!
November 7th, 2007 at 6:30 am
sequel sequel sequel
keep going!
November 7th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Timothy:
I would definitely be grateful if you could write a third novel in this series. It’s defnitely a good yarn…some characters and situations could’ve been better written or expanded upon (in my humble opinion
…I’m not a writer though…so hat’s off to you! ) but all in all I give it a thumbs up.
Hope to hear the third novel soon.
November 7th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Okay, the people have spoken and spoken loudly. Look for Arwen III sometime next year, I’m going to start writing it in January, my target date right now, as of 11/07/07 is June of 08.
Thanks for all the comments, as a writer it’s hard to judge how well the work is received without any feedback and over the past week or so I’ve gotten lots of feedback, both here and in e-mails, letting me know how much they’ve enjoyed both my Arwen tales and Ida, my other Podiobook. (plug!)
I always want to please the people who take the time to write and comment so, Arwen III will be for you guys! (And for me, Marjorie and the rest of the crew won’t let me sleep until I continue their story. My characters are like that sometimes!)
November 8th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
I like the characters, the aliens, and the story. I have to be honest though, and say that your grammer needs some work. There are often mismatched present and past tenses, and singular and plural conflicts. Those things can be fairly annoying, and maybe I’m being too critical, but I would think you’d like to put out the most professional reading possible. That being said, I would still enjoy hearing another season of The Arwen. Perhaps you could hire a friend to edit your story before you record it. Thanks for the interesting ideas and hard work.
November 9th, 2007 at 1:13 am
I’ll be looking for your 3rd and any further stories. Thanks for a great read/listen.
November 9th, 2007 at 6:57 am
Another book would be nice.
November 14th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Ida was good.
The Arwen was better.
Arwen II was great!
Arwen III….please!
You are great at conceiving a detailed world, likable characters and plots/mysteries with intrigunig depths – then throwing them into high tension situations that leave us poor readers teetering on the edges of our seats.
My only downer would be the naming scheme: Captian Cook? Professor Richter? Cliche?
But anyway, I’ve grown to love them and CAN’T WAIT for more.
Thanks for the great work!
November 15th, 2007 at 1:18 am
Hey Tim, I’m glad to hear you’re going to write number 3!
November 15th, 2007 at 9:33 am
What happened to Kel?
November 15th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Hey Dana, Kel survived and will play a major part of the next story!
November 16th, 2007 at 6:59 am
I’m so glad to see you’re writing Season 3, Tim. Loved the other two.
November 16th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
great! please write another story!
November 26th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
After an ending like this, you need to write the third and even more.
November 27th, 2007 at 4:50 am
Please consider a season 3 and 4. All of us want to hear the continuing stories of Captain Cook and the Arwen. We need to know how Kel is doing as well.
Ah! Now reading the notes I see you are going to do season 3. Bravo!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Great story look forward to the next one. please dont leave use hanging
November 27th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I’ve enjoyed listing to both books while commuting to and from work. Traffic only means I have more time to listen before getting to my destination. I would like to know what happened to some of the characters and the ending only reinforces an earlier statement the Professor made about putting all their eggs in one basket… Please continue!!!
November 28th, 2007 at 4:58 am
I really liked this one. The characters had depth, the story was engaging, and the plot well thought out. Though I would only deem he grammatical errors ‘mildly distracting’ at most, I would agree with Kim and Barry that they do needlessly tarnish this great piece of work. The one issue I did have was that I occasionally lost track of what seemed to be happening, and would have to ‘back track’ a section or two because I thought I had missed something. Although sequencing on the whole was good, the story did sometimes seem to lose the smooth transition between sections.
November 29th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Great work man. I very much enjoyed both books and CAN’T wait to hear what happens!!! Keep up the Great work!!!
November 30th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I too would very much like to hear more. I’ve enjoyed the ride, but
NOW it’s beginning to get interesting.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I really enjoyed listening to both parts. Good work !
Now please make it a trilogy !
December 8th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
great books i dont get the chance to read so audiobooks are great.Loved the story line put me right there in the middle of it without getting carryed away with to much technican side off things.
Hope you carry on with book 3 look foward to listening to it
December 11th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Great story line, great sound effect and music! LOVE IT!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WRITE THE 3RD SEQUEL!!!
December 12th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
No way this can end after that epilogue. All I can say is “Looking forward to Season 3!”
December 13th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Third book! third Book!
December 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Great books I can’t wait to hear the next book.
December 18th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
I will join the chorus of “yes to book 3!” but I do see that you will be doing the third book!
Looking forward to it. You write a very compelling story – looking forward to more.
December 22nd, 2007 at 6:52 am
Looking forward to book 3!!
Thanks for the great story.
December 27th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Great series.. Listened to both seasons while traveling over Christmas.
Good job, Tim. Loved Ida too. You are definitely improving in quality and delivery. Can’t wait to hear more stories.
Sincerely,
Anton Bondar.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Absolutly a third! Please, please, please!!! You can’t leave us hanging like that. Both books are great.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Encore! Encore!
January 14th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Great story… you have to write third one at least if not more. i need to know what’s up with the Jassic (Is that how you spell it?). soo please one more at least
January 14th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Maybe you could get someone else to read the books for you. Did you know ‘corps’ is pronounced as ‘core’ (its a French word)?
All the characters act like teenagers. Other than that, quite enjoyable.
January 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the first two books and definitely encourage you to write a third. I eagerly await it!
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Thanks for a great listening experience.I would consider it a privilege to be able to listen or read a third time.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Loved both Arwen novels and I would absolutely love to hear a third. I think everyone would like to know what the Gyssac have in store for their universe.
February 14th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Both novels were excellent, you did a great job all around. Please don’t stop there and give us a third one.
February 19th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Awesome story. Write the third! Great narration.
March 4th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I panicked when you announced there wouldn’t be a third installment. Glad to hear it was a false alarm. Keep up the good work!
March 13th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Timothy, I agree with the consensus and look forward to a third season with a few reservations. You have some remarkable talents. Your ability to conceive and convey a strange new universe is remarkable. The ideas you present remind me of the early work of Larry Niven.
As much as I enjoyed the settings you created and the science behind them, I was not drawn in by the characters. The interactions of the characters were not believable for me. I don’t feel a connection to any of them. For example, neither the Captain nor the Admiral inspired confidence. You led me to dislike the professor and never gave me a good reason to change that assessment.
The ability to bring characters to life is not easily mastered. I certainly don’t know the secret, but I see this as your primary hurtle. If you can overcome it, you could become one of the best.
I recommend you listen to some of Nathan Lowell’s work. He is your antithesis. He makes a science of character development but has a weakness with the science side of Sci-Fi.
March 17th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I just finished both novels, one after the other and in one night. Yes, I would say I was enthralled with the Arwan series and I do hope the third novel will be on Podiobooks soon. I am blind so audiobooks are the only way for me. Thank you for publishing through Podiobooks, making these novels available to anyone with a computer.
March 18th, 2008 at 1:44 am
I just finished book two and I thought I’d leave a comment, overall I enjoyed the book, however I think you could have added more to it.
I think I know what I’m talking about but its hard to explain.
To put it simply the decision to assassinate Miriam (sp?) seemed quite hasty and the execution a little clumsy. Altogether it felt kind of abridged and if you drawn out the situation I think it would have made for a more well rounded book.
March 30th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I loved the books and can’t wait for season 3 to come out. You do a great job with the readings and audio quality. I have listened to some great books with sound qualit so bad you got a headache after each chapter…. but your books sound great!
April 2nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I agree with Michael to some extent, but I think you have enough raw material for characters to make them interesting, if that’s what you want to do. But why do that if that’s not interesting to you? When you pick up a sci-fi book or watch an episode of Star Trek, are you asking for more action or more character? There’s definitely some popularly conceived balance, but it’s really a personal question. Nobody can make you change your style, and let’s face it: Arwen won a Parsec as a novella; with that much plot AND further character development, it would have been a novel.
The most obvious suggestion I would make that wouldn’t require any compromise on your part is to slow down your narration a little bit and listen to yourself talking a few times. This might help you catch the occasional grammar problems, and it might even help listeners who are occasionally confused by the plot follow along better. More importantly, it will let the listener revel a little longer in the world you’re creating. It’s obvious from the way you set music to your book that you have a definite emotional path that you’re leading the listener through: from calm, to excited, back again, and so forth. Take that a step further. Pause, emphasize, deliberate, vary inflection, mimic your characters voices, the whole works. I’m new to podiobooks, but am definitely starting to notice how far this takes a reading. Phil Rossi’s Crescent is probably the most elaborate example of this that I’ve come across, but even a minimalist like Nathan Lowell adds a nuanced dimension by the way he reads his work.
But enough of this. Your books rock! You asked for feedback, and you must be tired of listening to people like me who have never tried to write a novel or podcast it offer inexpert advice. You need to get over to the community forum and ask pointed questions about your work to other authors.
April 25th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I just finished both books and would love to have a third. Also I would like to see parts 1 and 2 reformatted into a paper novel.
Hoping for part 3
Aaron
May 13th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I would be very happy to hear another Arwen book. I didn’t hear any “ear jarring” grammatical problems and am perfectly happy to have the same type of story as the last two.
May 21st, 2008 at 3:31 am
Very enjoyable, both books read in just a couple of days – I could not stop listening to them. I definately would like to hear the 3rd book. Donation following to encourage you.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Just finished listening to book one and two and would love to hear a 3rd book. Especially with that cliffhanger.
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:54 am
Tim,
Outstanding work on both books. I believe that outline you have for the third book needs to be given life. You have a talent and should run with it. I really hope to see more work from you.
Thanks
Kelly
June 10th, 2008 at 12:22 am
OK, I’m hooked. I can’t wait for a season 3.Great job and thanks for the fun ride(s) on the Arwen.
June 15th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Just finished book two, and I’m loving it. It scratches both my Star Trek and my Battlestar Galactica-itches. I’m going to be all over book three in a heartbeat.
In the mean time I sent you a little “thank you” via PayPal. I’ve had a great time with books one and two.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I saw on the calender that season 3 is coming out this week. Is it true?
June 17th, 2008 at 5:40 am
It’s true! Arwen III will be out on Friday!
June 17th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
that’s great! is it too early to ask for the 4th one?
June 18th, 2008 at 7:02 am
Never too early to ask and the only answer I can give is. . . listen to the last chapter of Arwen III to get a good answer *GRIN*
January 11th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
just finished season two, and i fully plan to listen to season three. i just wanted to let Tim the author know i fully enjoyed your story and i hope you continue with a 4th and more. although i am new to pod books im glad that the scfb picked up a Siggler novel it brought me to his site and here. i have been reading military scifi for years D Drake, J Ringo and others and this has opened a new world of story’s for me to consume…
i wanted to say thanks to all the authors for taking the time to produce these story’s and any that will come in the future.
September 5th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
The books are okay. They remind of the novelization of a television series or movie. There isn’t any real depth to the series.
September 8th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
This series is fantastic! Audio is great. Plot is great! I finished Season 1 and am now listening to Season 2. I also hve Season 3 ready. Please keep writing this series. Awesome writing!
February 17th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
This series is outstanding! Plot is great! I finished Season 1 and Season 2 and I am about to listen to Season 3. I just detected that you are working on Season 4. The series feels a lot like reading Ring World. I just couldnt put it down1