Comments on: The Great Diaspora

By: Shane A. Leslie

Shane A. Leslie — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:32:17 +0000

Nate, you are amazing.
I’m on my second pass through the series – doing them continuously back to back over the course of this week while I work. Add me to the list of people that want high quality hard cover collector copies; for all the books in the series. I’ve got a DVD of the pod-casts on the same shelf as my Tolkien, Asimov, Heinlein, and Hubbard books, and anticipate the day that I can add a Lowell section of hardcovers to that shelf. In a couple of years my daughter will be old enough for me to start reading Quarter Share to her (with a few scenes substituted with ‘snuggles’) and I hope that she takes Ishmael as the role model I wish I’d had when I was young and impressionable.

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:43:33 +0000

It wouldn’t. But the window is only open as long as the ship is going thru.

I’m not sure where you’re going with this…

By: Herbert A Shedden

Herbert A Shedden — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:42:02 +0000

ok for all that ships weaving back and forth to relay info why would light pulse com be slower if you sent it thrue as a ship “Crossed”?

By: J.B. Mannon

J.B. Mannon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:33:07 +0000

Nate,
Your books are amazing and I have been really enjoying them so far. This section of the galaxy seems fairly calm and civilized but I can imagine that there are regions where there is more of a “wild west” feel. Perhapse a parent company that founded the worlds in a given sector went under and the only traffic through the systems is indies. Perhaps the government has had to step in just to keep some of the planets supplied. Just some thoughts on other points of conflict that may be possable.
You are an amazing author and I really enjoy listening to you read your stories.

By: SMike

SMike — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:28:52 +0000

I’ve read stories where messenger ships were common; the whole “can’t send radio through a wormhole” bit meant that ships that utilized space-time-bending technology could deliver messages faster than radio signals could. I had similar thoughts to Andrew while listening to Pip, Ish and co. discussed the “empty container” and private trading. I must say that I like Bruce’s solution; blaming stuff on the RIAA is always fun.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:04:49 +0000

I love how this is sort of a futuristic version of CS Forrester’s Horatio Hornblower stories – just without the war themes. But how it deals with the learning curve of a bright young person with no shipboard experience, and how he quickly learns the ropes. I find it interesting that Ish can be so smart about some things, and such an idiot about other things. I have to ask myself: was I THAT naive when I was 18? I also appreciate that subtle shift in his personality from the first three to Double Share, where he is not as cocky, and more reserved, yet still brilliant. As Cookie would say, “You will go far, young Ishmael.” –Feel free to keep on writing books about Ish… I hope that he is going to meet up with Pip again. They make a good team. (BTW, any chance of actually publishing these in book form? I think you do an awesome job reading them, but some people, not me, prefer reading books over listening to them.) If you published them, I would buy them… I know a number of people that would enjoy this sort of story.

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:19:46 +0000

So would I!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:09:14 +0000

Nate, just finished listening to all your Ish books. Loved ‘em! My drives to work have never been faster. Your voice is very pleasing to listen to, and the story is wonderful. So easy to lose track with them.

While I was enjoying your hard work, I kept hoping to have on me a copy of “The Illustrated Pocket Reference Guide to the People, Places, and Vehicles from the age of the solar clippers”. However, I fear it is not a high on your priority list to make this book.

And boy I would sure love to see this turned into a TV series and take over friday nights when BSG finishes it’s run.

Ah well….I guess I have to just trust Lois.

By: Megan Pawlak

Megan Pawlak — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:42:16 +0000

WOW. Andrew needs to get assigned as an Engineering Cheif somewhere. lol I do this same kind of rationalization with the Pern books too. I’ve had hour conversations with my mother about the social system and how it’s evolved since Lessa became Weyrwoman. It’s just too much fun! Plus that’s a sign of a good, consistant writer. It’s up there with things like Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl. We have a good, solid universe to dabble in and theorize about without having too many blatant errors (and personally I can’t think of ANY at this point). It’s about the characters and what they do with the universe they’ve been handed.

I often think about Ish and his self-depricating genius and think: “Clipper Captian.” ~_^

By: The Bee Lady

The Bee Lady — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:26:51 +0000

Bruce – thank you! That bit about Ish being the first to think about hooking up an automatic interface for the astrogaters has been bothering me. I love blaming the RIAA. Too funny.
Nathan – I’m having withdrawal symptoms. Please write more. I am so happy that you have put all this extra information up on the web so I can dive back into your story at will. The addition of how people in different systems keep in contact would be appreciated. If it weren’t a free or relatively easy system, like email, then it would explain why Ish does not have much contact with others during Double Share.
This is what is so cool about this world you are letting us play in – it’s just real enough that we can have fun rationalizing it into reality.