Comments on: The Arwen, Season 2: Ulliam

By: Bill MacLaughlin

Bill MacLaughlin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:39:58 +0000

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

By: dottiehnj

dottiehnj — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:31:46 +0000

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!

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:45:20 +0000

The books are okay. They remind of the novelization of a television series or movie. There isn’t any real depth to the series.

By: Noel C Ridge

Noel C Ridge — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:25:04 +0000

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.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:02:45 +0000

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*

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:03:04 +0000

that’s great! is it too early to ask for the 4th one?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:40:18 +0000

It’s true! Arwen III will be out on Friday!

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:15:59 +0000

I saw on the calender that season 3 is coming out this week. Is it true?

By: Mosse

Mosse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:52:08 +0000

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.

By: Ledbetta

Ledbetta — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:22:57 +0000

OK, I’m hooked. I can’t wait for a season 3.Great job and thanks for the fun ride(s) on the Arwen.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:54:52 +0000

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

By: ComicCollector

ComicCollector — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:50:18 +0000

Just finished listening to book one and two and would love to hear a 3rd book. Especially with that cliffhanger.

By: Robin (Australia)

Robin (Australia) — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:31:53 +0000

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.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:07:30 +0000

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.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:08:09 +0000

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

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:57:33 +0000

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.

By: EdNetman

EdNetman — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:56:38 +0000

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!

By: Zippy

Zippy — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:44:10 +0000

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.

By: Donna Lockhart

Donna Lockhart — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:18:53 +0000

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.

By: Michael Young

Michael Young — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:22:06 +0000

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.