Comments on: A Loss of Innocence – Part 1 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/ Science fiction fandom, writing, and entropy of thought Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Loss of Innocence « Amnesia with a side of sarcasm http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Loss of Innocence « Amnesia with a side of sarcasm Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:48:35 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/#comment-21 [...] Loss of Innocence is a tale of a young man chosing between the comforts of fighting a battle with his mind vs. hand to hand combat in an interstellar war. The Rak’lan have made their aggression known and the people of Earth must defend their planet and rights in the solar system or face annihilation. Follow young Michael Collins through the ranks of the Solarian Marine Corps and watch how the act of fighting for humanity can make one question their own belief in it. [...] [...] Loss of Innocence is a tale of a young man chosing between the comforts of fighting a battle with his mind vs. hand to hand combat in an interstellar war. The Rak’lan have made their aggression known and the people of Earth must defend their planet and rights in the solar system or face annihilation. Follow young Michael Collins through the ranks of the Solarian Marine Corps and watch how the act of fighting for humanity can make one question their own belief in it. [...]

]]> By: StAtiC http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-20 StAtiC Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:19:29 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/#comment-20 Great start Peter! I was hooked right away, you had me at hell..........ok ok it was "a heavy minigun mounted on a powered exoskeleton that shot depleted uranium slugs", but you get the idea. I need MOAR of this story especially tales of the bumblebee in action! Great start Peter! I was hooked right away, you had me at hell……….ok ok it was “a heavy minigun mounted on a powered exoskeleton that shot depleted uranium slugs”, but you get the idea. I need MOAR of this story especially tales of the bumblebee in action!

]]> By: Kate http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Kate Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:34:06 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/#comment-19 I love this sketch. It's got all aspects of a great serial novella. The one thing I absolutely love is how you set up scenes. The only thing I'm missing right now is popcorn, because it already feels so much like a movie. A few questions though: Considering your aliens have attacked earth already (I'm so curious to see what actually happened in Shanghai and San Fran) I'm curious as to why it would be mainly a US cache of troops. I would think after a significant world event, the historical tendency would be to form a coallition of forces. Goddamn UN! ;) While you could probably argue that we would have the necessary economy, military and scientific structure to lead the way, you mention we have been filling our front line with rejects. Is that a realistic approach to how we will look at our armed forces in the future? I thought those days were over with the end of the Vietnam War. My dad came home to shouts of 'baby killer" in '73 and while I think the support right now is waning for the war in Iraq, the troops are still loved by those back home. Considering it would be defending our 'home planet' I would think it would be even more significant with a required selective service noting that you have made it pretty bleak in survival odds of the troops. I'm getting the overall feeling that San Fran and Shanghai were so devastating, that the moral e of the world community is already mourning a loss of this war. It didn't seem like there is any hope. I love this sketch. It’s got all aspects of a great serial novella. The one thing I absolutely love is how you set up scenes. The only thing I’m missing right now is popcorn, because it already feels so much like a movie.

A few questions though: Considering your aliens have attacked earth already (I’m so curious to see what actually happened in Shanghai and San Fran) I’m curious as to why it would be mainly a US cache of troops. I would think after a significant world event, the historical tendency would be to form a coallition of forces. Goddamn UN! ;) While you could probably argue that we would have the necessary economy, military and scientific structure to lead the way, you mention we have been filling our front line with rejects. Is that a realistic approach to how we will look at our armed forces in the future? I thought those days were over with the end of the Vietnam War. My dad came home to shouts of ‘baby killer” in ‘73 and while I think the support right now is waning for the war in Iraq, the troops are still loved by those back home.

Considering it would be defending our ‘home planet’ I would think it would be even more significant with a required selective service noting that you have made it pretty bleak in survival odds of the troops. I’m getting the overall feeling that San Fran and Shanghai were so devastating, that the moral e of the world community is already mourning a loss of this war. It didn’t seem like there is any hope.

]]> By: Blitzfike http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Blitzfike Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:07:32 +0000 http://www.peter-hodges.com/2006/08/26/a-loss-of-innocence-part-1/#comment-18 Looks like a winner.. I look forward to reading more of this theme. Blitz Looks like a winner.. I look forward to reading more of this theme. Blitz

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