Neobear
I wanted to write this review to simplify the argument about the AP ammo on the ship. I agree with the author that the ammo would be an issue, it could go through walls and cause depressurization depending on where it struck. I also believe there wouldn't be a lot of internal armor around the reactor, as that would probably be placed around the exterior of the ship. The grenades if used inside the ship wouldn't cause depressurization because they couldn't continue for several dozen meters and depressurize areas, and the blast itself would release shrapnel, but it wouldn't have the same targeted piercing power as AP ammo, so the shrapnel would likely not go too far. As the author said the grenades have a certain radius of effect that likely wouldn't cause depressurization, but would still leave holes in the ship's interior. Also about the argument that the ship defenders should've had better ammo because their enemy is the bugs. The author addressed this point by stating that the ship was old and for training. In addition there are plenty of human enemies that could be encountered, pirates, mercenaries, and such. The ship wasn't prepared to fight bugs, which is why their ammo was so ineffective. TL;DR I side with the author in this argument, and the decisions make sense.
i have to say that i was first bit sceptical about this novel but after 10-20 chapters it was amazing i started reading 5 days ago and alredy finished the first 550 chapters. It is a storry with a Lots up and downs the sidestorrys and how they come together in the mainstorryline is wonderful.l you have the feeling you know have your eys evrywhere and you can realy feal with the Charakters and hope they discover the next missing stone o a puzzle. I love it and hope for mor chapters ✓
1st reviewever writen in 2 years, because this book is a hidden gem. Author´s writing content is quite new on this website and ideas are developped in a very interesting way. We can imagine ourselves in the boots of many different characters. I think it completely compensates small issues with English ( Maybe some English natives might think differently).
I have read about a dozen novels on this app and this is by far my favorite. I read from chap. 1 to 510 in about 3 days to give you an idea on how good it was. apart from some grammar error it is a book worth publishing. -also it dosent rush itself in the love department more realistic than 99% of this apps content
Story and plot: Premise is straightforward, the story of survival of space crews whom were not even considered an elite units. Just a gathering of green ensigns whom were looking forward to comfortable stable life after training's over, with small numbers veterans and senior units whom oversees the training and maintainance. That, with a second rate spaceship that's 80 years old behind too. The threat of space alien and their nature is well made imo, which actually amplify just how much deep shit crews of UNS singapore got themselves into which add suspense to the crash course event. Its a unique blend of sci-fi theme of alien threat vs humans, and then Subnautica-ish survival adventure of the surviving crews in a seemingly magical realm. I felt that you did well describing the nature of alien planet(the colors of the forest, creatures, etc), it brought the feel that this is a foreign realm. The journey of the crew's survival can be summarized as "frantic" at best at intial stage, I can feel their vulnerability since they knew that despite their advantage of technological possession, those are finite in numbers. That, and most casualty inevitably arise when exploring the unknown. Characters: I find this novel character.....unique. Instead of the usual tunnel vision focus towards the main character alone, we get a multiple povs of both the crew members as well as the local inhabitants of the new planet. To me this expands the world introduction and buildings, as I have bigger picture of what UNS Singapore crews felt and thought as well as the local elves. Character building are enough that you wouldn't consider some of them as "mob charas", Like Greg the gob and Drake. Despite that, I can still felt Blake's presence as the MC. The spotlight's simply not necessarily on him all the time. Which is still fine, you showed that side characters plays an important role that builds the next event of development. Be it the crew's long term development plans, the state of politics on both sides, their daily routine, you just get attached to the crews and magical races that joins UN. Techs & magic: The favourite part of mine. Its an nice blend of our familiar modern tech with a touch of magic plus WWII level due to the crew's tech limitation. That's my current impression of the UN army. Even the magical warriors are no pushover, I like the fact that magic can be a threat especially with the existence of apex predator that took form of mythical magical beings. As a gunpowder lover like me, damn, I just love your arsenal development. Even the first gen invention, the Magilock rifle, give me lasting impression of traditional bolt-action rifles with magic internals + blackpowder. I think you deliver the excitement of technology versus fantasy magic very well. Just to name a few many example, that rocket pod tank that reminda me of WWII sherman tank with rocket pod attached, WWI plane vs dragons and now WWII cruisers/destroyers with blend of modern tech. Its a worthy read for people that loves the theme of technology versus magic war. Nicely done Neobear!
Hands down, one of the best novels. Seamlessly integrating sci-fi and fantasy. Story plot keeps you hooked chapters after chapters. It starts of very slightly slower, but after the background introduction, the pace picks up and enthralls the readers. Singaporeans don’t miss this, I mean, the name of the ship gives it away la, but the story is written by a fellow singaporean. Woohoo! #throwback ArmyDaze haha. Keep it up author NeoBear!
Love this story. The buildup from simple survivors to a true nation building itself from rubble is fantastic and feels well earned. I sometimes wish that the tech developments.were a bit more thought out then simply limiting things to a ww2 style because that's what some history books and data had, but it seems the author has a larger plan for development going forward