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Hell From Beneath: A Short Story
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…
Humanity stands unwittingly on the brink of oblivion. The Federation has created a weapon of mass destruction capable of obliterating entire planets, but greed and corruption have made it fall into the wrong hands. One man, a former insider, takes it upon himself to sound the alarm.
In a race against time, he finds an unlikely ally in Zedekiah Wight, the charismatic and unpredictable president of the rogue Orion Confederacy. With the fate of galactic civilization hanging in the balance, Zedekiah's visionary sense of justice will determine whether humanity has a future.
Humanity stands unwittingly on the brink of oblivion. The Federation has created a weapon of mass destruction capable of obliterating entire planets, but greed and corruption have made it fall into the wrong hands. One man, a former insider, takes it upon himself to sound the alarm.
In a race against time, he finds an unlikely ally in Zedekiah Wight, the charismatic and unpredictable president of the rogue Orion Confederacy. With the fate of galactic civilization hanging in the balance, Zedekiah's visionary sense of justice will determine whether humanity has a future.
36 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 10, 2023
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May 7, 2023
Could have been really interesting
This could have been such an interesting read, the whole idea behind it is a good one but I just couldn’t get on with it at all.
I found the writing to be quite clunky and very much science based, which put me off a little bit as it seemed like too much to understand. I liked the idea of a scientist fleeing to a different planet after being punished for trying to whistleblow and having his family taken away from him, but I feel like it could have been made more interesting if it wasn’t mostly based around a conversation in a room. I also wasn’t a fan of Zedekiah, his quoting of the bible annoyed me a little and as an atheist, it seemed quite unnecessary to have him quote so many different passages in such a short story. Unfortunately, this series will not be added to my list to follow up.
This could have been such an interesting read, the whole idea behind it is a good one but I just couldn’t get on with it at all.
I found the writing to be quite clunky and very much science based, which put me off a little bit as it seemed like too much to understand. I liked the idea of a scientist fleeing to a different planet after being punished for trying to whistleblow and having his family taken away from him, but I feel like it could have been made more interesting if it wasn’t mostly based around a conversation in a room. I also wasn’t a fan of Zedekiah, his quoting of the bible annoyed me a little and as an atheist, it seemed quite unnecessary to have him quote so many different passages in such a short story. Unfortunately, this series will not be added to my list to follow up.
March 18, 2024
An interstellar war with dire consequences.
Gordon Anderson was the lead scientist. His team begins to create powerfully destructive weapons. One in particular, “the planet buster.”
The Federation. Bombs delivered through “jump-space.”
The Caliphate steals the weapons technology. Gordon becomes a whistleblower, and his life is stolen from him—wife murdered, children confiscated, assets seized…Gordon himself is canceled: as a “threat to democracy.”
Flight to the Orion Confederacy; petition for safety…President Zedekiah Wight grants amnesty…
Odd narrative style here. The author usually employs a much more active voice. First quarter/third of the book rehashes the past.
It’s great to have Eve in this story.
Gets quite theological…which can work…when it doesn’t veer too hard towards the existential…which is the case here.
Too much tell; not enough show.
Overall, choppy and uneven. Not Vasicek’s finest.
Gordon Anderson was the lead scientist. His team begins to create powerfully destructive weapons. One in particular, “the planet buster.”
The Federation. Bombs delivered through “jump-space.”
The Caliphate steals the weapons technology. Gordon becomes a whistleblower, and his life is stolen from him—wife murdered, children confiscated, assets seized…Gordon himself is canceled: as a “threat to democracy.”
Flight to the Orion Confederacy; petition for safety…President Zedekiah Wight grants amnesty…
Odd narrative style here. The author usually employs a much more active voice. First quarter/third of the book rehashes the past.
It’s great to have Eve in this story.
Gets quite theological…which can work…when it doesn’t veer too hard towards the existential…which is the case here.
Too much tell; not enough show.
Overall, choppy and uneven. Not Vasicek’s finest.
May 31, 2023
A futuristic looks on the end of the world.
Not something i enjoyed im not into futuristic stuff really and found there was a lot of reference to the bible which is something that im not a follower of. If you like this sort of thing then i think it is a good read.
Not something i enjoyed im not into futuristic stuff really and found there was a lot of reference to the bible which is something that im not a follower of. If you like this sort of thing then i think it is a good read.
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