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Questing Beast
On a world far far away, where cute things eat computers and the sky is emerald green, a small team of scientists struggles to save the planet and their own careers by mixing genetic engineering and Arthurian legend. Too bad they had forgotten the first rule of planet exploration: Nature always has the last laugh.
30 pages, Nook
First published May 16, 2010
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Ilona Andrews
145 books33.3k followersIlona Andrews is the pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team. Ilona is a native-born Russian and Gordon is a former communications sergeant in the U.S. Army. Contrary to popular belief, Gordon was never an intelligence officer with a license to kill, and Ilona was never the mysterious Russian spy who seduced him. They met in college, in English Composition 101, where Ilona got a better grade. (Gordon is still sore about that.)
Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.
Gordon and Ilona currently reside in Oregon with their two children, three dogs and a cat. They have co-authored two series, the bestselling urban fantasy of Kate Daniels and romantic urban fantasy of The Edge.
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February 14, 2019
Interesting short SciFi story with humorous bits.
Scientists struggle to save a beautiful planet on a far far away world and their own careers by mixing genetic engineering and Arthurian legend.
“A recent find,” Jennifer improvised. “We call it the Questing Beast after Mallory’s Arthur myths. Would you like to pet it? It purrs.”
Scientists struggle to save a beautiful planet on a far far away world and their own careers by mixing genetic engineering and Arthurian legend.
“A recent find,” Jennifer improvised. “We call it the Questing Beast after Mallory’s Arthur myths. Would you like to pet it? It purrs.”
January 28, 2019
Too much sci-fi information and terminology, turned this short story into mind buzz for me. I didn't enjoyed it as much as other shorts from the author, but still, it was entertaining...
March 8, 2016
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
This is only my second time reading a short story written by the Andrews and my only complaint is that it was much too short. A novella would have been great! :)
The story is very entertaining and, in pure Andrews fashion, mixes sci-fi, high tech, mythology and classical literature (with a bit of Arthurian legend thrown in). The Andrews have built a great little world here with lovable characters. Because the story is so short I don’t want to talk about the plot here, as it would reveal too much. Suffice it to say that the story is fun and fast-paced. So much so that when you get to the last page and wish the story wouldn’t end so soon!
This great little story is available for free at Smashwords and it would be a shame not to read it. Go download it now! ;)
This is only my second time reading a short story written by the Andrews and my only complaint is that it was much too short. A novella would have been great! :)
The story is very entertaining and, in pure Andrews fashion, mixes sci-fi, high tech, mythology and classical literature (with a bit of Arthurian legend thrown in). The Andrews have built a great little world here with lovable characters. Because the story is so short I don’t want to talk about the plot here, as it would reveal too much. Suffice it to say that the story is fun and fast-paced. So much so that when you get to the last page and wish the story wouldn’t end so soon!
This great little story is available for free at Smashwords and it would be a shame not to read it. Go download it now! ;)
December 25, 2015
It had orange dwarf cows, a thing riding the dwarf cow, furry Stitch like creatures that like cookies & computers, and Arthurian legends. Awesome.
September 25, 2015
Impressive world building as usual. Story itself is a joke with a reference to an Arthurian legend. OK but not as funny as some of the others. Perhaps too short to make a big impact.
February 13, 2024
This was such a fun read, I loved the story, and how it turned out!
*Second Read September 1st, 2021*
Loved reading this story story again, and I just need to read the last currently published story!
*First Read August 20th, 2021*
This was a fantastic story, loved how it all came together, and how they won! And oh, that last scene! That was wonderful!
*Second Read September 1st, 2021*
Loved reading this story story again, and I just need to read the last currently published story!
*First Read August 20th, 2021*
This was a fantastic story, loved how it all came together, and how they won! And oh, that last scene! That was wonderful!
August 4, 2013
A free short story, to be found on the website of Ilona Andrews or on their page on Smashwords. Fun little sci-fo story. I wouldn't have minded this being a longer novella. Reminded me a little bit of Alan Dean Foster.
March 28, 2016
Humorous sci-fi short story. I really like these authors but this isn't their best work. If they do go back to sci-fi, I'm hoping it's a whole lot better because they're consistently one of my 5 star books.
August 27, 2017
Another short and ridiculously funny story by IA. I read it a few months back so my memory is a bit fuzzy but I remember laughing my head off and wanting one of the metal eating creatures as a pet. Though if they eat my computer I'll probably end up killing them.
September 24, 2018
3 1/2 to 4 stars
January 18, 2019
An inventive sci-fi setting with an Arthurian twist. I liked it, but I wish I could see how this relates to the A Mere Formality(both stories are from Koslov Universe). I hope the authors get around to playing more in this universe.
February 7, 2015
A little bizarre and a lot short but enjoyable. This could have been a really good story had it been more than 30 pages.
December 5, 2019
“Sean Kozlov … groped the surface of the desk for a pen. The pen felt moist and cold. Suspiciously like a nose.”
Competent short science fiction about folks in a jam who find a creative—perhaps too creative—solution to an apparently insolvable problem. And the clock is ticking. (Nice, if inaccurate cover art.)
“There are only two ways to break down a third-order AI like Nanny: a chaotic protocol or a goal-oriented protocol.”
Creating a chimera on a newly-discovered—perhaps developable, perhaps left as a sanctuary—world would be irresponsible. But it may be the only solution. What could go wrong?
“…sheathed its body. A long silky mane flared on its sinuous neck.”
Competent short science fiction about folks in a jam who find a creative—perhaps too creative—solution to an apparently insolvable problem. And the clock is ticking. (Nice, if inaccurate cover art.)
“There are only two ways to break down a third-order AI like Nanny: a chaotic protocol or a goal-oriented protocol.”
Creating a chimera on a newly-discovered—perhaps developable, perhaps left as a sanctuary—world would be irresponsible. But it may be the only solution. What could go wrong?
“…sheathed its body. A long silky mane flared on its sinuous neck.”
September 20, 2020
* confused laugher *
May 29, 2012
This short story was like a mix of high future tech and old Literature. A strange combination that worked quite nicely. It is the story of scientists on an alien planet, doing their final report before colonization. Just as the final pages are being input into the computer, a millepede virus hits and wipes out everything except one peripheral that is fighting the attack. The peripheral's name is Nannybot and it keeps quoting L'Morte d'Arthur by Mallory about killing the Questing Beast. This is when the story kicks into gear. Unlike Don Quixote tilting at windmills, Nannybot wants a real Questing Beast to conquer. By conquering the Beast, Nannybot will get her mind back - and she has the whole report on her. The only group who never turned in a report previously, had been eaten.
1. They will have to create a Questing Beast through gene manipulation
2. They will have to send Nannybot after it and keep their fingers crossed.
3. They will have to hope that this crazy plan works, and Nannybot comes to her senses.
4. They will hopefully be employable sometime in their lifetime if this blows up.
The end of the story is priceless, so much like Mallory - a knight built of shining armor who rides a mechanical brown cow in the future,on a distant planet. What could be better. The juxtaposition of the old and the new was the perfect combination to make this story work. The only thing missing was the Holy Grail. The characterization went into the planet as a character, as well as Nannybot and the Questing Beast. All the humans were secondary or tertiary characters, which makes this story quite unique. You have a peripheral that thinks it's a knight out of literature, riding a mechanical brown cow, wanting to slay the Questing Beast. You have an entire planet, it's flora, it's fauna, it's topology, it's weather, and everything else about it. Then there's the Questing Beast - pulled from memory, she's beautiful and quite deadly, with aspects of multiple animals, and gorgeous rosettes on it's fur. It's supposed to be sterile, but... These three characters are what come to life in this story. There isn't a lot of dialogue except when they find the virus, and when they're deciding about the Questing Beast. What dialogue there is, is great quality. Each person's voice is unique and they handle stress differently. The pace of the story is quick, at page one you're hooked, and then it's over too soon - leaving you wanting more of that brave little Nannybot who thinks it's a knight.
I would recommend this story to anybody who has ever owned a computer, or used one at work. That's just about everybody! This story gives you a new perspective on technology - it's not all cool, or a pain in the a$$, if it could be like Nannybot and fight like the knights of old, that would be outrageous, then it would be cool. I'd buy a peripheral like that any day of the week, and twice on Sundays. Just go to Smashwords and get it for free. If you don't have an e-reader, you can use your computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
1. They will have to create a Questing Beast through gene manipulation
2. They will have to send Nannybot after it and keep their fingers crossed.
3. They will have to hope that this crazy plan works, and Nannybot comes to her senses.
4. They will hopefully be employable sometime in their lifetime if this blows up.
The end of the story is priceless, so much like Mallory - a knight built of shining armor who rides a mechanical brown cow in the future,on a distant planet. What could be better. The juxtaposition of the old and the new was the perfect combination to make this story work. The only thing missing was the Holy Grail. The characterization went into the planet as a character, as well as Nannybot and the Questing Beast. All the humans were secondary or tertiary characters, which makes this story quite unique. You have a peripheral that thinks it's a knight out of literature, riding a mechanical brown cow, wanting to slay the Questing Beast. You have an entire planet, it's flora, it's fauna, it's topology, it's weather, and everything else about it. Then there's the Questing Beast - pulled from memory, she's beautiful and quite deadly, with aspects of multiple animals, and gorgeous rosettes on it's fur. It's supposed to be sterile, but... These three characters are what come to life in this story. There isn't a lot of dialogue except when they find the virus, and when they're deciding about the Questing Beast. What dialogue there is, is great quality. Each person's voice is unique and they handle stress differently. The pace of the story is quick, at page one you're hooked, and then it's over too soon - leaving you wanting more of that brave little Nannybot who thinks it's a knight.
I would recommend this story to anybody who has ever owned a computer, or used one at work. That's just about everybody! This story gives you a new perspective on technology - it's not all cool, or a pain in the a$$, if it could be like Nannybot and fight like the knights of old, that would be outrageous, then it would be cool. I'd buy a peripheral like that any day of the week, and twice on Sundays. Just go to Smashwords and get it for free. If you don't have an e-reader, you can use your computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
September 12, 2023
Sean Kozlov dragged his hand across his face in a vain hope some of his fatigue would stick to it and groped the surface of the desk for a pen.
The pen felt moist and cold. Suspiciously like a nose.
This is a first IA story that has been approved for publication. So of couse, this is no masterpiece, but we already get to see the seeds of what we all once come to love about this duo. First of all, this story is weird, like... 😂 this is Arthurian romance (or Thomas Malory) meeting sci-fi in a really creative way. We also get a bunch of cute little animals who love metals above all and so no computer is safe from them. What was most interesting to me is the POV, because this is told from a male perspective which is... kind of rare of Andrews. I suspect that was this written some years later, this tale would be told from Jennifer's perspective. Even though some parts wouldn't work that well from that pov, so maybe not. (My point is, Jennifer could have been much cooler character, knowing the other amazing female characters from IA pen...)
Great Zeus, he was paranoid. Not my fault, he assured himself. Nobody can blame me. Living on a planet where a pocket computer unit served as a tantalizing appetizer would drive anyone into paranoia.
It's really short and I don't want to spoil this for all of you so... I'll stop here. Just have to say, I really loved the ending. (I kind of want a continuation...)
Read it for free here: https://ilona-andrews.com/2019/the-qu...
December 27, 2021
Short, humorous sci fi story. Read this because of the Arthurian reference. Basically, a genetically engineered bio-unit called Nannybot has been compromised by some kind of computer virus, and thinks it is Sir Pellinore hunting the Questing Beast. It disappears into the woods riding a dwarf cow and waving a broom stick. Unfortunately, it also contains the report of two years of work studying this planet. The evaluation committee is arriving in a few days, and the young researchers' careers will be over if they don't produce the report. What can they do, but illegally bioengineer a Questing Beast for Nannybot to hunt... Of course, in the end, "nature" will have the last laugh.
This was sort of cute, and besides the Arthurian reference, I think there was a bit of a nod to Don Quixote.
This story is readily available free online.
This was sort of cute, and besides the Arthurian reference, I think there was a bit of a nod to Don Quixote.
This story is readily available free online.
October 26, 2017
This was...okay? Not really my thing, but the writing was fine. A very quick read in between bus stops for me.
July 27, 2019
Funny short story, where nothing is what it seems...
April 12, 2022
Cute and amusing short story.
May 27, 2013
3.5 stars
this was a short, enjoyable and very original read. yep, once again the writing duo Ilona Andrews manage to creat an original futuristic story that combines High-Tech with Myths and Literature.
As the story is really short, I will not discuss the plot but use the opportunity to debate (pherhaps) Ilona Andrews as authors.
While I truly enjoy their writing i can understand why some may not. Ilona Andrews worlds and stories are truly orginal, yet, the writing duo tend to amake it a 'either yo undertsna d and keep up or you stay behind' kind of situation, the explanation of the world is built over time, aminly in the "show" manner.
as a result, were you to catch up to the pace you'll be rewarded with a truly AMAZING tale, otherwise you'll be completely confused.
this sirt of writing style really fits in a series like Kate Deniels where the world building is built up through all the books, but when faced with a short story it is far more complicated.
so while i enojyed it enmerously, i prefer their other stories much better, and i can understand while some may not like this one.
this was a short, enjoyable and very original read. yep, once again the writing duo Ilona Andrews manage to creat an original futuristic story that combines High-Tech with Myths and Literature.
As the story is really short, I will not discuss the plot but use the opportunity to debate (pherhaps) Ilona Andrews as authors.
While I truly enjoy their writing i can understand why some may not. Ilona Andrews worlds and stories are truly orginal, yet, the writing duo tend to amake it a 'either yo undertsna d and keep up or you stay behind' kind of situation, the explanation of the world is built over time, aminly in the "show" manner.
as a result, were you to catch up to the pace you'll be rewarded with a truly AMAZING tale, otherwise you'll be completely confused.
this sirt of writing style really fits in a series like Kate Deniels where the world building is built up through all the books, but when faced with a short story it is far more complicated.
so while i enojyed it enmerously, i prefer their other stories much better, and i can understand while some may not like this one.
June 5, 2013
The Questing Beast opened its mouth and a clear voice issued forth.
“Dear Gods.”
LOL.
“In our defense,” Sean said, “we would both prefer to have been
eaten.”
And more LOL.
These lines made me chuckle and I guess the great thing about Ilona Andrews is that they always manage to make me smile. Even if the story felt a little lacking. I didn't really appreciate the info-dumping (if I could call it that). It was a little difficult for me to imagine this world, unlike all the other worlds they built. Maybe it was because of all thew new names and new creatures and because everything felt crammed into a sentence.
I can only assume that Sean(or Shawn) is a scientist sent to survey planets and check whether they should be preserved or not.. and because a virus messed with their report, he had to do some drastic measures which included creating the Questing Beast.
Good for light reading.. but read slowly so you'll absorb the story more. :)
“Dear Gods.”
LOL.
“In our defense,” Sean said, “we would both prefer to have been
eaten.”
And more LOL.
These lines made me chuckle and I guess the great thing about Ilona Andrews is that they always manage to make me smile. Even if the story felt a little lacking. I didn't really appreciate the info-dumping (if I could call it that). It was a little difficult for me to imagine this world, unlike all the other worlds they built. Maybe it was because of all thew new names and new creatures and because everything felt crammed into a sentence.
I can only assume that Sean(or Shawn) is a scientist sent to survey planets and check whether they should be preserved or not.. and because a virus messed with their report, he had to do some drastic measures which included creating the Questing Beast.
Good for light reading.. but read slowly so you'll absorb the story more. :)
May 6, 2013
A short story by a favorite author. A report needs to be written but on a planet where the native lifeforms like to eat the circuitry, that is a more difficult proposition than one might think especially when the unthinkable happens and your computer has contracted a virus that has wiped out everything. Your only hope? A nannybot that has also contracted a virus but one in which it needs to fulfill a specific condition to fix itself. What condition? It must find and deal with a Questing Beast! A what? A beast that is only to be found in books, not on Earth and definitely not on this planet. If your report isn't done, your career is over and so is the last two years of work of several people. Go figure out how to get yourself out of this one.
A fun little romp for no other reason I can figure out other than they could and it was fun. I'm all for that.
A fun little romp for no other reason I can figure out other than they could and it was fun. I'm all for that.
January 12, 2024
Cute story but I can't imagine an IT department being able to destroy scientists work without some kind of repercussions against them. It's was just a shrug "what are you going to do?" Um, put them in jail, make them suffer. I would set out to destroy them. Of course, I'm saying this as a 62 year old woman who is sitting at her desk and really needs to start working out regularly but in my mind I'm a ninja assassin, so hypothetically these fictional people should be shivering in their boots!
This is on the authors' website: https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/the-qu...
This is on the authors' website: https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/the-qu...
September 27, 2012
Really short and super cute :)
August 21, 2018
2.5 stars.
Again, fairly well developed for a short. Interesting world building and a crazy, silly cliffhanger ending. I'd read more about this world and this couple too. Fun.
Again, fairly well developed for a short. Interesting world building and a crazy, silly cliffhanger ending. I'd read more about this world and this couple too. Fun.
January 4, 2021
First in the Koslov Universe science fiction series revolving around Sean Koslov and set in Nemuria.
My Take
This starts out so weird. In a blend of computers, scientific study, myth, ecology, and career dread, it's all computerese until it descends into a crazed wonderland of computer creation + Arthurian myth.
Andrews uses a third person protagonist point-of-view from Sean's perspective, as he tries to figure out how to save everyone's careers.
I think it's the Nannybot astride the dwarf-cow that's been fitted with a bridle and reins that sends me into orbit. Yep, there is humor in this. Some of it is subtle, some of it hits you over the head.
I have a number of niggles in this, chief is the lack of character development. Andrews throws in enough to make me curious about Sean's background, what Verne's deal is with the stick and the idol, who are the other children, what Emily's qualifications are, why the children are there at all, who are the other members of the Committee, what's with the interest in Sir Pellinore, what was the deal with Captain Chef, etc.
Andrews does do a nice job of providing some back story on the Joint Committee and clues about what the Survey team is doing — that real world touch of their careers being at risk was a nice bit of tension.
This story makes me think of Andrews' characters in The Innkeeper Chronicles as well as Jasper Fforde's The Chronicles of Kazam.
I did like that cliffhanger of an ending, and it does make me want to know more...
The Story
Fifteen people have given over two years of their lives to assess Nemuria. Two years without their own computers, phones, tablets, or anything else electronic.
Now the planet and the teams' futures are all threatened unless Sean can persuade Jennifer to perform an illegal act.
The Characters
Sean Kozlov is one of the leaders of the Survey team.
His Survey team includes...
...Santos, who is the chief of security. Julia. Timur is one of the scientists? Ratibor Verne is the chief programmer and protocol guide. He likes sticks. Jennifer is the only programmer who can create the outrageous and Sean's joint team leader. Ickman had left. Val's reports are generally stained with food. Pen. The fourteen-year-old Emily is the oldest of the children.
The Questing Beast is a created chimera that cannot procreate. A trogomet is a two-foot wide ball of rust fur, equipped with four hands-feet and a shrew muzzle who LOVES cookies and anything metal.
Snow White is a Fourth Order Workstation; the Dwarf is a small remote unit. The only computers on the entire planet. Nannybot, a.k.a. Sir Pellinore, is a tertiary backup that was classified as an Independent Biological Reasoning Unit (IBRU), none of which was true.
The Joint Committee will...
...evaluate the Survey team's Final Evaluation Report (FER). There are seven members, including: Education/Science, Business/Industry, Environmental/Health, and Social/Cultural.
Captain Chef and his team were all eaten.
The Cover and Title
The cover begins with a white background which is quickly filled by an almost transparent partial circle of the planet Nemuria, its land masses a faded pink. On top of that is a stylized dragon head in orange, mouth open and spouting a yellow flame. Its wings, curving up and arcing to the right gradate from a dark to a light blue, almost encapsulated in a thin scrolling circle. At the very top on the left is a rectangular icon with a red-haired dwarf cow in a lab coat with a word above and below it — the publisher? To its right, in orange, is an info blurb. The title, also in orange, wraps around the top of the graphic. Below it is another info blurb in blue with the author's name immediately below it in orange.
The title is all about the construct, the "Questing Beast", which has the power to save them all.
My Take
This starts out so weird. In a blend of computers, scientific study, myth, ecology, and career dread, it's all computerese until it descends into a crazed wonderland of computer creation + Arthurian myth.
Andrews uses a third person protagonist point-of-view from Sean's perspective, as he tries to figure out how to save everyone's careers.
I think it's the Nannybot astride the dwarf-cow that's been fitted with a bridle and reins that sends me into orbit. Yep, there is humor in this. Some of it is subtle, some of it hits you over the head.
I have a number of niggles in this, chief is the lack of character development. Andrews throws in enough to make me curious about Sean's background, what Verne's deal is with the stick and the idol, who are the other children, what Emily's qualifications are, why the children are there at all, who are the other members of the Committee, what's with the interest in Sir Pellinore, what was the deal with Captain Chef, etc.
Andrews does do a nice job of providing some back story on the Joint Committee and clues about what the Survey team is doing — that real world touch of their careers being at risk was a nice bit of tension.
This story makes me think of Andrews' characters in The Innkeeper Chronicles as well as Jasper Fforde's The Chronicles of Kazam.
I did like that cliffhanger of an ending, and it does make me want to know more...
The Story
Fifteen people have given over two years of their lives to assess Nemuria. Two years without their own computers, phones, tablets, or anything else electronic.
Now the planet and the teams' futures are all threatened unless Sean can persuade Jennifer to perform an illegal act.
The Characters
Sean Kozlov is one of the leaders of the Survey team.
His Survey team includes...
...Santos, who is the chief of security. Julia. Timur is one of the scientists? Ratibor Verne is the chief programmer and protocol guide. He likes sticks. Jennifer is the only programmer who can create the outrageous and Sean's joint team leader. Ickman had left. Val's reports are generally stained with food. Pen. The fourteen-year-old Emily is the oldest of the children.
The Questing Beast is a created chimera that cannot procreate. A trogomet is a two-foot wide ball of rust fur, equipped with four hands-feet and a shrew muzzle who LOVES cookies and anything metal.
Snow White is a Fourth Order Workstation; the Dwarf is a small remote unit. The only computers on the entire planet. Nannybot, a.k.a. Sir Pellinore, is a tertiary backup that was classified as an Independent Biological Reasoning Unit (IBRU), none of which was true.
The Joint Committee will...
...evaluate the Survey team's Final Evaluation Report (FER). There are seven members, including: Education/Science, Business/Industry, Environmental/Health, and Social/Cultural.
Captain Chef and his team were all eaten.
The Cover and Title
The cover begins with a white background which is quickly filled by an almost transparent partial circle of the planet Nemuria, its land masses a faded pink. On top of that is a stylized dragon head in orange, mouth open and spouting a yellow flame. Its wings, curving up and arcing to the right gradate from a dark to a light blue, almost encapsulated in a thin scrolling circle. At the very top on the left is a rectangular icon with a red-haired dwarf cow in a lab coat with a word above and below it — the publisher? To its right, in orange, is an info blurb. The title, also in orange, wraps around the top of the graphic. Below it is another info blurb in blue with the author's name immediately below it in orange.
The title is all about the construct, the "Questing Beast", which has the power to save them all.
January 26, 2024
Is the Koslov Universe just a short story duology?
- because if so, that'sa bit cruel- such a likeable set of characters and creatures. I thoroughly enjoyed this duel with biotech and tech versus the antiquated paper records.
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
Defeating the hackers to regain lost data but it's fun and a little kooky.
Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
I can feel the insomnia and haze faze rolling of Sean Koslov. Like he could sleep for a week.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
Sean And Vern in discussion and Gods and basic worshipper-god agreement:
Verne picked up a stick, hefted it in his hand, and hit the idol. Thwack!
Sean stopped. “Verne?”
“Yes?”
“What are you doing?”
“He has been a bad god,” Verne said grimly. “He must be punished.”
Thwack! Thwack!
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “Let's Begin. It's a chimera, so give it to me piece by piece.” (Jennirfer on creating that which Nannybot seeks)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ Neumria
■Trogomet
■The Questing Beast
■Dwarf Cows
■ Nannybot🤣
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Short Stories by 2025
Plot/Storyline/Themes:
Defeating the hackers to regain lost data but it's fun and a little kooky.
Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
I can feel the insomnia and haze faze rolling of Sean Koslov. Like he could sleep for a week.
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
Sean And Vern in discussion and Gods and basic worshipper-god agreement:
Verne picked up a stick, hefted it in his hand, and hit the idol. Thwack!
Sean stopped. “Verne?”
“Yes?”
“What are you doing?”
“He has been a bad god,” Verne said grimly. “He must be punished.”
Thwack! Thwack!
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “Let's Begin. It's a chimera, so give it to me piece by piece.” (Jennirfer on creating that which Nannybot seeks)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■ Neumria
■Trogomet
■The Questing Beast
■Dwarf Cows
■ Nannybot🤣
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Short Stories by 2025
January 4, 2018
Rating: 4/10
INITIAL THOUGHTS
I’m not really sure if I should give this ebook a rating or not as it’s almost too short a story to warrant it. That said, no one should assume the "low" score I’ve given signifies I didn’t like it, or that I would discourage anyone from reading it. I enjoyed it for what it is, a quick and easy sci-fi read with an interesting plot that would have been more satisfactorily tackled and explored in a longer piece of work.
NO FULL LENGTH REVIEW FOR THIS ONE!!!
INITIAL THOUGHTS
I’m not really sure if I should give this ebook a rating or not as it’s almost too short a story to warrant it. That said, no one should assume the "low" score I’ve given signifies I didn’t like it, or that I would discourage anyone from reading it. I enjoyed it for what it is, a quick and easy sci-fi read with an interesting plot that would have been more satisfactorily tackled and explored in a longer piece of work.
NO FULL LENGTH REVIEW FOR THIS ONE!!!
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