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Three Square Meals - Chapter 126 (Patreon)

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2019-09-30 17:17:54
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2019-11-11 14:33:03
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Hey everyone!

Sorry for the delay on releasing this one. With the recent addition to the family, my writing time has been drastically curtailed! I also added a scene at the end which became a lot longer than I originally intended. 

This is a larger chapter than normal and will probably be combined with the next release as a double-sized chapter to keep the resolution of some of the subplots together. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.  

Cheers

Tefler

Comments

Tony

Thank you!!!

Sushant Bhartiya

Consider myself first as I was still wake to read this! You have daylight still there Bob!

Nchalada

Huzzah! Congrats again on Mini-Tef!

Steve

Awesome, thank you sir!

Amathew2

Work just got a lot more tolerable, thanks!

Evan

Thank you, Tefler!

Cignal

Thanks Tefler.

a Norman knight

Thanks Tefler, just made my day! I hope all is going well with your family and the new addition.

Vincent

HYPE Thanks for the chapter Tefler ill be devouring it now 5-10 times

Aaron Blue

Congratulations on the new Mini-Tef family always comes first I'm sure everyone will understand things slowing down for that

David Shmilowitz

No problem, family comes first. I am curious though, any word from the third editor who you said was away for a few weeks about the final edit of 125? (I know you said probably not much will change, but I like reading the final edit, knowing it is set in canon ad won't be changed at all.)

Beowulf

thank you Tefler, now relax a little and enjoy the new arrival

Lyrdian

Hey, take care of the baby man. Enjoy and thank you for this next chapter!

Faralis

Tefler, do not worry about the delay. Having a son is a very good reason to need more time. I hope he lets you two sleep.

Evan

It was a rough. -> It was rough.

Jose Bueno

With the addition to the family, it is worth the wait. Maybe it will go more fluid from now on. Congratulations!

Bp Hlpt

Thank You!

Steve

Enjoyed the chapter, really setup the next one, or I should say the next half of this chapter.

Evan

now condescend so that -> now condensed so that

Evan

Tefler, this was an excellent chapter. I’m still waiting for Little One and Irillith to get their acts together and start communicating about Faye’s restoration, but this was an excellent foundational chapter in that regard, too.. You’re doing a masterful job bringing all the disparate threads together, as always, in continuing the story. Enjoy your time with your family, get some rest, and don’t forget to adhere to your posted schedule so that we hear back from you at least once in October, too. :-) Honestly, I hope that you modify your plans to post no more than several times a month (messages) with one paid update per month, for at least the next several months. You have the opportunity to be there for so many firsts, you shouldn’t let them go by, but on the other hand, the bane of the self-employed is that we’re never paid for the time we aren’t working. :-) Best wishes to you and thank you again for an excellent update!

TF4EVA

yip definitelyy a roughie..... But oh so good

Kensyi

Thank you Tef, this was an amazing chapter and while I am eager for the next this one did not leave me wondering what was going to happen and with a need to know. Just the perfect chapter. Sorry I got so needy

ringill

Spotted a couple of normal/telepathic speech mismatches (possible spoiler alert if you've not read the chapter yet!): *John, you’ll reach the first maintenance bot in thirty seconds,* Alyssa informed him. She sounded surprised as she added, *It’s actually moving.” *And we’ll get them there,” he said, smiling as he stood by the outer airlock door.

Diamondbacked

Fantastic chapter! I can only imagine the hilarity when Rahn’s ship pops out of a wormhole directly behind the Invictus when they reach Olympus!

Arrowglass

Outstanding chapter...well worth the wait! Always remember to take the time to enjoy your family! Thanks again for sharing your imagination with us!

Beowulf

Now they don't need to send the Maliri after the invasion fleet. One progenitor command ship coming up. If that doesn't help to mend fences I don't know what will. Especially if Rhan can piggyback the Invictus.

wclark57

"He gestured the orb over, now condescend so that it was no larger than a marble. He could still feel it radiating some heat, so left it suspended in the air above his hand as he stared in fascination."

wclark57

"condescend" was probably ment to be condensed.

DigitalDreamer

Nicely done, once again​, Sir. Congratulations on the new baby.

wclark57

"“Part of me desperately wants believes you..." Perhaps it was intended to be "wants to believe"?

Rob B

Fantastic chapter as always Tefler. What weren't you initially satisfied with for the final scene?

wclark57

He treated me like I a fool

wclark57

Let me know if I should stop.

wclark57

Well that's all I found anyway, excellent chaper!

Nonconformist

Tefler, really enjoyed the chapter and like everyone can't wait for the next one. As one comment said take time for your wife and new son and someone mentioned a foot rub for the Mrs. , may want to try a backrub too. I don't try to guess what comes next but personally I hope John or maybe better Alyssa kicks Rahn's ass a couple of times more because he not only needs it, he deserves it, Thanks again for the chapter.

kentgh

Another filler chapter with unnecessary agonising and whining. I think the incessant whining and reassurances makes it difficult and tiring to read.just feels like the chapter doesnt add to advancing the story in any way.

Nibbles

Thank you once again for a really good read. Keep up the good work.

recurve33

excellent chapter, thank you, as always, ended far too quickly

J B

Another excellent installment, juggling so many threads too - well done! Not that I had any surprises in your competence, just your plotting being successful against we your readers!

Jim lynch

I really love it when a new chapter arrives but by crist I hate it when I’m finished knowing I’ve got a hellish wait for the next instalment lol please hurry tefler.

VycronDyz

Nice Chapter. I hope Mrs. Tefler and little John Blake Tefler are well. So many interesting plot threads, I envy your creative powers. Did Alyssa let Athena jump ship? Very interesting possibilities if so. I think an act of contrition is due on Rahn's behalf, perhaps smiting the Brimorians might be just the ticket to redemption. A little Father / Son righteous smiting the Big Bad, hmmm......

Big Dude

Now congratulations Tefler on this chapter and the new family chapter. I like the name. John Blake Tefler. Chapter 126 in my small opinion is your best chapter yet. Having Jade dispense common sense and having all the ladies realize their power is all in their minds means John's absolute power is tied in with his Progenitor half. I think having his father reappear will help John reconcile his missing parental needs and allow him to say "I have the power" (Heman comic reference) when he absorbs his bad self.

Big Dude

Edits from the phone do not allow paragraph insertions.

SSH

Okie now I had my fix I can think clearly again. But the thought of waiting a month for next chapter is dreading.

SSH

One doubt!! During the search for the missing bots. Allysya is telling them that the bots are moving towards Invictus. Is she. Co-ordinate the search with the help of invictus sensors. But I thought the sensors are not upgraded yet.

Moon Dragon

Anybody else having problems getting the file to download? I'm clicking on the download link, but nothing's happening.

a Norman knight

Tefler, great chapter! I found some suggested edits for Chapter 126, and some may have been mentioned by others already; however, they are as follows: Page 35: The air itself felt alive and responsive to Jade's will, then almost impossibly (impossible) for a creature of that gargantuan size, her draconic form was airborne.; Page 38: It also seems quite apparent that the Brimorians are methodically conquering all the systems (enroute) to Kinta rather than rushing to take the homeworld.; Page 50: John nodded, finally get(ting) an idea of the scale of the problem.; Page 55: an instant before a thunderous explosion ripped the black saloon (sedan) apart, hurling chunks of flaming wreckage across the underground carpark.; Page 73: Part of me desperately wants (to) believe(s) you...; Page 74: “He treated me like I (was) a fool!. As always, if you disagree, I completely understand. Good luck with Chapter 127. Thank you and Cheers!

rich ed

One thing I noticed, John calls Calara commander, she is now a captain.

Rat

Oh goodie! Athena is finally getting a holiday!

Who Me

Just had to pull our heart strings AGAIN with poor Faye. Mean, just mean. She didn't even get to have her third date!

Big Dude

From the phone so no paragraphs. So, I wonder if they need the Raptor now with the mini-ship in the docking bay? Can Dana upgrade the mini-ship munitions delivery systems? I also wonder about that special glow that lingered on the hull for another two hours? Foretelling from Tefler? Dana slept for 10 hours. Where did that number come from? Will the Invictus get another power core to power the progenitor toys Dana will upgrade the Invictus with? Will they arrive at Olympus cloaked? Will John have his own TFNN onboard reporter after Olympus? Will Dana find a brother?

Big Dude

Can two ships pass through the worm hole generator if they be weally weally close (Elmer Fudd)? If Tefler sez so then Rahn can do John some good by going into Kintark space together and deliver that azz kicking with a black ship and a white ship delivering the dual azz kicking.

Horny Rhino

Oh You AssHole, Damn It Tefler... But Honestly, love you bro, keep it up... Also, along with everyone who has read this Chapter... THE KING OF CLIFFHANGERS STRIKES AGAIN!!! Y'all know what I mean, and who you are... Just Saying, Can't Wait For The Next Chapter Already...

BobTheBrit

Lordy! In the words of Skippy the Beercan, you are a filthy monkey! More cliffhangers? Arghh! More, more more! Bloody brilliant, change that nappy and attach yourself to the word processor.

Hendrix Morton

Great Chapter, and worth the wait....One question though...Raptor Raptor, Who Got The Raptor??? No mention of picking it up, and can't believe they would leave it behind...

cp

I still don't see how the quintet would be completely oblivious to the near civil war and Tsarra's declaration of war. Simply adding some off hand comments "I thought we were going to war?" "So where is this 'Progenitor' or was Tsarra just reliving her adolescent fears of the Mael'nerak?" "Mother must have been enthralled like the others with white hair." It makes sense that they don't know what their mothers doing breaking so many traditions (fleet movement, trade, etc.), but not having any information about what's happening in the Protectorate makes them seem to have zero information gathering ability at all. With how much spying and subterfuge Maliri society has had it seems unlikely that they wouldn't have heard any of Tsarra's declaration, especially since there was the mad rush with their fleet and mother.

Sajith K S

I liked this chapter, it was better than the last one.. Few things which caught my attention.. 1. Every robot is autonomous and have his/her personality. The little one seems to have a higher status. Question is will the personality and attitude little one showed in discussion with meta Faye will appear for Invictus crew to see. They will get a baby to care for with out normal chores associated with it! 2. I hope Dana and Illirith can develop a drone army with autonomous capability. An armada of autonomous and loyal machines armed to fight and protect John and crew will be a big difference. 3. Lion and his pride... The lionesses make the kill, make the pride strong. Lion provides protection from other Lions. John and crew match the description of Jade. 4. Mom and pops of John is going to keep John nearby.I feel this is good. John is kind of a guy with raw genius level skill but little experience. John can do with all the help he can get. 5. Jade or Nymph's capability in general don't seem to fit earlier origin story which started with Mael. Jade knows much more

Jim

Hmmm... now that was satisfying.

Mudbutt McMerkin

Well now....we know what it was Faye saw just before the crap hit the fan.....I wonder how the crew will find it. And WOOHOO.... Carmela was guilty so that’s another minor character arc terminated perfectly.

John

.. The Best thing about realizing that it's a new month???? That's there's a 99.99% chance Tef released a new chapter!!!!

Ken Moreau

Why does Little One have track drive for mobility, but every other maintenance bot has anti-grav capability? It seems like an odd design choice for Faye, to make, considering every other component of Little One was stated (Chapter 118) to be cutting-edge hardware.

thomas rodrian

Thanks Tefler, Three things struct me as I read: 1. I am getting bored with the constant reminder of Faye dying. Please either bring her back or remove memory of her soon. 2. The Brimorian invasion might be a great way to resolve several problems without involving John. Let the Maliri destroy the Brimorians and Helen’s people are saved, the Taran invasion is completely stopped rather than put on hold via treaty, and some of the social issues in Kintark space are eliminated. 3. As matriarch of House Baelora, Gaenna has a right to punish her daughters, but since Edraele outlawed the neural whip, I think this points to her ineffective rule. How many other houses are still employing illegal punishment? How many houses still do not recognize Edraele as Queen? Are we looking at the beginning of a civil war?

Matt

Thanks again for another chapter. I wonder what nighttime stories the kids get. We sure appreciate ours :)

Big Orca

I think that the story is getting bogged down in various sidetracks. At 1 chapter a month, the main plot is moving way too slow. To the point that it took 3 tries to finish this chapter.

Sushant Bhartiya

Story is getting more exciting with each new chapter, but a chapter a month is causing kind of disconnect.

TeflerFan100

Instant gratification versus future reward I find the ‘sidetracks' frustrating because I want to know what is going to happen to the main characters Now but the story is improved dramatically because of them. I know that in a year or 2 when I go back and re-read chapters 20 at a time the ‘sidetracks' are going to be a great reward for my patience. I’d rather wait and read a novel in the future than a cliffs notes version now.

Big Dude

Wow everyone. I am depressed with what I am reading here. Now let me say I suggested to Tefler many months ago to write some extra chapters ahead to handle family issues like John Blake Tefler's arrival. Butt, that being said it's his story and his creation. We have to deal with his schedule and his muse. While I would love to read more than one chapter a month and I suggested a 10/30(31) schedule, we have to deal with it. Do you actually think crying about his writing prowess is going to get us faster chapters? - DOUBT IT! Do you actually think Tefler is delaying chapter deliveries? - DOUBT IT

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

Big Dude: Many of us, and Tefler, realize these complaints come directly from their inability to have patience. It is a direct product of our instant gratification society and a tragic flaw of our personalities. But, that is combined with a shallow perception of self where I am never to blame for my shortcomings. Someone else must be at fault for me jonesing for a new chapter....naturally that would be the writer. It is simple displacement due to immaturity and shallow self-perception. We know this, but they may never understand. It is like telling a paranoid person they are being paranoid...it just doesn't work that way.

Chester Orland

At this point we’re about 6 months—180 days—from the fateful tip that launched John on this adventure. Given 126 chapters to describe all the events of 180 days, it’s just not gonna come fast enough for some of you. My advice is to keep your subscription and go read other stuff for a year then come back and binge your 12 or 24 chapters or whatever. Really. You put up with this for every TV series ever plus Star Wars, Harry Potter etc. You can either wait for a whole book to be done (3 years) or enjoy a chapter a month in the tradition of great serialist like Mark Twain. Suck it up and stop whining.

Mudbutt McMerkin

It seems as though Jade herself will end up solving her origin story....as quickly as her memories been returning she just might beat John to the punch. Seeing as how Larn could touch a nymph and know her history , I was thinking once John whupped his guide he would do the same. However it happens, either or none of the above, I'm truly looking forward to this reveal.....biggest unknown in the whole story.

Marauder

My one big complaint is: “I just need a bit of time to deal with everything first.". Come the hell on. This is getting so incredibly old. 73 Chapters, 73 Chapters since they first defeated his Guide and he wasn't permanently taken care of. 73 Chapters of John dragging his feet, allowing his Guide to hold him down and back, sabotaging him on a bunch of occasions and messing with him. And him "being tapped out" at the time isn't an excuse. The Guide seems to grow alongside John in strength. So the longer he puts it off, the stronger the guide grows as well by being a parasite. It really feels like the Guide is around solely as a plot device by now. To keep John from knowing things every other Progenitor knows, to hold John back and cripple his abilities so he has to primarily rely on the girls. So he can angst about being a "Jack of all trades and master of none", with the girls being better in their respective categories. Can we finally, finally get rid of him for good? John says he needs more time, he had plenty. He had a hell of a lot of time between things and never once thought of even confronting his guide or addressing that issue. He had a bunch of chances and didn't take any of them.

CJ Mora

Good chapter, Tefler. I like the way the story is shaping up. I, too, am impatient for the next chapter; but I also recognize that my frustration is because the story is so good. If this were published in the traditional manner, the above commentary is absolutely correct that it would be very different in pace and content. Which is why I'm enjoying the story so much. If I need a shorter read, I get a traditional book (or six) to fill the space between your chapters. There are some other writers I follow (has anyone else read the latest Drizzt novel???) for that type of thing. On another note, congratulations on the latest addition to your family! This is the biggest perk about working from home. Or so I've heard. A piece of advice...if you're planning in the sequel being a "next generation" plotline, be sure to keep a notebook with you, so you can jot down notes about your experiences with your children. My wife and I keep a diary of ours with our daughter, and you wouldn't believe the amount of stuff you can forget! Now, when she asks about the things she did when she was younger, lol, we can flip through it and tell her all kinds of stories we would have forgotten otherwise. Some day I plan on writing a couple stories of my own, and I'll have plenty of material to draw from.

Brian

I see a lot of complaining about there only being one chapter a month lately, however the fact of the matter is that the chapters are between two and three times larger then they were for the first half of the book. One solution, for those wanting more chapters, would be to divide the new chapters into three and read each part at different times through out the month. Alternatively Tefler could divide the chapters into three and issue the sections a week or so apart, and of course charge for each section, hence making more money as well.

Ken Moreau

Years ago I read the Harry Potter series, and found the first books were very simple, with clear motivations, clear distinction between good guys and bad guys, and a single narrative track. As the books progressed the world became more complex, with people having different motivations and even making mistakes. I believe this was a deliberate choice on Rowling's part, reflecting Harry's increasing understanding of the world as he grew up. I see the same kind of growth here. John certainly started as an adult, but his world was very bounded: a single-ship trader who was doing only moderately. As the story progresses, John's influence grows, and both his friends and his enemies grow with that. Now he is operating on a galaxy-wide scale, so the number of people he influences (and is influenced by) is equally large. All of the (let me be polite) "feedback" here about the side-stories appears to me to be brought on by people's desperation for finding out what happens next to John and the girls. CJ Mora has it right: nobody complains about the number of characters and side-stories in "War and Peace" or "Lord of the Rings", because the story is complete and we know what happens. I am loving all of the side-stories, think they add to the richness of the world, and enjoy meeting all of the characters in this world (one of my favorites is Sgt Gibbons, who managed to get together with Cmdr Wessex). Let's make a clear distinction between the pace of the story and the pace of the updates. I believe that people's frustration (including my own!) is caused by the pace of the updates, but that the story is progressing as it should. Heck, the people in the story are frustrated at the pace of the story: all of the girls are anxious for John to get off his duff and deal with his Guide. Jade explicitly told John that, just before she helped him embrace his hunter attitude. Keep up the fantastic work, Tefler, and take all of this "feedback" as a tribute to your genius: people (definitely including me) desperately want more of it! But take the time you need to keep the quality at its current level, and always take time for yourself and your expanding family.

Grimlakin

I could see John wanting to go off on his own to handle his guides and the girls be all.. Nope not happening. Forming a ring around him and locking his ass down while he handles things only for Alyssa to step in to make sure John has cleaned house before they let him out. A sort of tuff love thing. Actually now that I think about it that makes a lot of sense to do in the black of space.

Matt

All of the complainers don't understand they might trigger a 'fuck it, life goes on. Sopranos fade to black.' ending? There's only so much childish, selfish, impatient, entitled whining someone can take before they decide maybe it's better for their mental health if they just end it. Don't like where the story is going? Read something else. This isn't a create your own adventure book and you can't whine bully an author into writing it your way. Think you can do better? Then you write a bloody story. Rant over. Bored in between releases? Read some other serials, get a few on the go so there's always something to read. I got a bookmarks folder full of them and go through and see who has new chapters out.

Thetues

Great chapter! Thank you.

Big Dude

If I remember correctly Telfer receives these comments as separate emails. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo... I think the first person who whines that Tefler hasn't written chapter 127 yet should be banned from posting any commentary for one week The second whiner gets two weeks., etc... What do the non-whiners think? Regarding the Progenitor Guide... I think Daddy Rahn will give John the magic suggestion when they meet again that we'll all say wow didn't see that coming! I think the foretelling of the last scene has set that up for me! It will be a spirit walk battle that will also give John a clue how to beat Xar!

TF4EVA

One of the things I like about the time between chapters is it gives people a chance to predict, ponder or even make up stuff about the plot(s), how they link in the past, present and or future. It also gives us time to consider the characters (both minor and major) and again connect to the plot or plots that are afoot. It will be interesting to see how the next e-books will be organised as we are getting into the more meaty part of the story that perhaps requires looking at days not just hours..

PLRus--Founding member of the TSM F5 club.

If you need instant gratification perhaps a romance vignette would be more appropriate reading than a world building epic novel? You don't get good character development or interactive parts within the whole without side stories. I for one would not support such a shallow piece of work. And, just how spoiled are we here? At even a chapter a month Tefler far outstrips his peers with very few, if any, exceptions. Not like you are paying for chapters you have not yet received.

Big Dude

Didn't Alyssa claim she gave Athena a piece of her mind to control? So what if John does the same with PJ? He gives him the part that goes to battle with other progenitor baddies? Also what could have happened to Jessica could be that Alyssa unleashed the female progenitor self hiding in Jessica's mind and she had it protect Jessica from further psychic assaults? Thoughts?

Who Me

OK - I gotta know - What did Faye see on the internal cameras? She kept wanting to tell John but kept putting it off and now I'm totally confused!

Dean R White

I'm almost betting that once Rahn and Jessica catch up with John, Rahn helps John defeat PJ.

Nonconformist

I don't believe that what Faye saw and wanted to talk to John about has been revealed yet. The person who stated that it had been revealed I think was just trolling the rest of us.

Warren Thomas

I still hope Faye will be found soon, without her I don’t believe they can win. The story will also be better not so much sadness, I read for enjoyment not to be made feeling sad, I usually give up on a story or scan last pages of a book look for the name, bit hard here

andrew finlayson

This one's been driving me nuts trying to work out .... "He gestured the orb over, now condescend so that it was no larger than a marble. " By any chance, do you mean condensed?

Nonconformist

I think it is possible that the glow that appeared on the hull that went unnoticed could have been the tracking device being installed but I don't have a clue if that is correct. Just putting it out there as a possibility.

Nonconformist

Marauder: I'm talking about when they were on Valada for one of the refits and John and one of the girls ( can't remember who or what chapter ) had been relaxing and kissing while laying on the surface of the ship and after they got up and started to walk away a glow unnoticed by them appeared and then faded from sight.

Nonconformist

I may have the location and timeline wrong, it could have been when they were at one of the awards ceremonies but I do remember reading about that glow. Several other comments have been made wondering what the glow was.

Kensyi

We have seen it glow before, but only a small section, and that was at Genthalas(?) During a refit, after a make out session lol.

Kensyi

Also my only complaint is that Tef will say okay handed off the first draft and it should be released on X day, then when day comes there is no update or post about delay or what not and then like 3 to 4 days later it appears he just uploaded. My complaint is the lack of updates. I would love to hear from Tef more often, even just to say yep I'm alive and still writing.

Mudbutt McMerkin

What ya’ll wanna bet that now the Brim fleets that once faced the Kirrix are now facing the Terrans, the Kirrix are gonna go fishing in a last gasp at survival.....

Evan

I’m waiting for Dana and Irillith, perhaps in conjunction with Little One, to go ahead and rebuild Faye’s server, since without the hardware, they can’t properly reconstitute Faye. That is the obvious first step in the process. I’m then waiting for them to connect that server up to the rest of the Invictus, just as it was before. At that point, there are several potential restoration scenarios. They include, but are not limited to: 1) Faye’s distributed auto-restoration routines go into operation to restore her from her dispersed data stored in quantum form throughout the Invictus Collective. 2) Faye’s personality from her original Deck and her stored memories from Little One are used to reconstitute her. 3) John’s psychic abilities to sweep an area for psychic echoes are used in conjunction with Irillith’s and Dana’s abilities to bring Faye back, using techniques equivalent to how psychic communicators work, and potentially involving John’s temporal manipulation abilities. 4) What Faye saw was another John holding his finger to his lips and beckoning her to enter a small Progenitor data storage device as he went back in time to save her. 5) Faye’s self-regeneration program stored within Little One activates once her new server is completed and Little One hears the trigger phrase, “Faye. We love you and miss you. We will get you back.” 6) Naw, never mind... there are too many options and I have to get to work. :-)

Mudbutt McMerkin

I gotta admit i’m looking forward the the biblical level shitstorm that’s gonna hit the Brims when John and the girls find out the Brims have been feeding Abandoned to the Kirrix.

Arrowglass

I cannot get enough of what you do so well Tefler, so keep it up!!!!!!

Krowsingre

Thanks for the consistently amazing story :)

Big Dude

The only Progenitor tech Dana hasn't acquired unless I am wrong is: 1) Warp Gate 2) Black Metal 3) Quantum Planet Annihilator Any others? Did anyone get that John's FTL drives are faster than Rahn's?

Ken Shimko

yes, but are they really faster, or is it Alyssa's technique? Or both?

Who Me

I noticed in Chapter 123, that when the Maliri Shanryl approached the T-Fed Comms Beacon she used a HACKING DECK built into her vambrace. Isn't a hacking deck used to create Faye? Does this mean that John will enthrall Shanryl and give her hacking deck to Irillith and re-boot Faye?

rich ed

Maybe the glowing part of the ship was just the new section that they put in to make it 250 meters longer make out to the crystal alyssian

Big Dude

Do you think John will find Mael'Nerak by accident too? Imagine how that can change the Xar war?

James Mayer

Before Faye died she saw something in the ship. What if his cum was effecting her but being synthetic she just couldn't tell. Before they were attacked they had the major orgy where even Faye got a swallow, what if his cum is slowly changing her synthetic form and nobody realizes it until she crawls into bed one morning.

CurtInAtl

Didn't Faye store a backup of herself in the little cleaning bot?

James Mayer

If John was to get the drop on the new progenitor and kill him with minimal deaths to his thralls, could John take over his thrall network by seducing his matriarch? I really think she might be Sakura’s mate

James Mayer

Ok wild ass theory time. : what if the Kyth’faren survived the purge by Xar’aziuth and renamed themselves Achonin. Mael’nerak stumbles on to them and tries to wipe them out, but before the battle is over they release the shroud in hopes to change the evil Progenitor. By the time it takes effect only the queen is alive and he adds mental commands then breeds her before settling her and her daughters/ sisters free. I believe Jade was that queen and is the reason she has an almost maternal pride when John learns a new ability.

Grimlakin

John needs to absorb one of the crystal palaces to get all of those tricks and abilities. he's already pulling from some racial knowledge of his source race to make things like his sword and his nature fits with improving his power base FAR faster than anyone expected him to be able to do. When it comes to it he is the greatest threat to the big bad but he doesn't get his power from killing and absorbing. He gets his power by having it willingly returned to him by those he is connected to 10 fold. IT's like a multiplier.

Orneryduck09

Rereading... Wondered if we ever found out what the "huge black column shaped object" the ashanth ship ran into is? From end of ch101. 😁

Mudbutt McMerkin

The Terrans are making a huge mistake if they allow the genetically modified Kintark to stay in the new Fed territory. They gotta give sub-prelate and above a 3rd class ticket back to Kinta.

James Mayer

With John making another secret Lioness why can’t he make Maria one. Hear me out. He was able to make Lynette without causing her to have any problems falling for Charles because he had someone feeding her. There is a possibility of doing it to Van Den Broeck with full disclosure to Charles. Maria is a communication expert give her the ability to transmit blueprints psychically. Who knows maybe Jake will whole heartily agree if it keeps them in communication with John as well as the new body

Beowulf

James, your idea has some merit. However, I can't see John doing that. All of the other lionesses were unattached at the time. Dana could just give her a pistol and shield. I think Jack and Maria will set up home in the shipyards, at least until their house is repaired.

Big Dude

When John and gang get close to T-Fed territory, will Irillith notice the comms beacons being modified and figure it out there was something wrong?

James Mayer

Big Dude, I think Rachel will be brought in to heal him. T-fed will see his bank account and charge him with treason. Alyssa will read him and see his innocence. Then Irillith will start her hunt. My question is how did Mason know how to secretly contact the Brimorians unless he was already a traitor.

Beowulf

James, we still don't know for certain that Mason was in the shuttle. In fact we don't know for certain that whoever was supposed to be in the shuttle was actually rescued by the Brimorians, although apparently they do adhere to their agreements once struck.

James Mayer

Beowulf, if it is Mason do you think he brought Beth with him to torture her or let her die in the attack.

Big Dude

So John accidentally created Kyth’faren? Hard to fathom unless he's Mael's son and we know that's not right.

Joel Andersen

Not created. Just boosted their evolutionary path. after all in this universe the humans have been designed by Mael.

Nekronom

In humans and other mammals, the Males carry a X chromosome (other chromosomes in other species), duplicate it and you get a female variant of this specimen. So if the progenitors are the male descendants of the Kyth’faren, John would have no problem to create a female variant.

Mudbutt McMerkin

I gotta say, that of all the powers given to his crew, the one that really blows the lid off is Dana. Toe be able to twist spacetime in such a way as to create singularities on demand, the control and dismiss them ..... add to that generating extreme electromagnetic fields covering who knows how many square miles and the add quantum manipulation of elements......bloody hell...the girl got game.

James Mayer

Can John drain the black out of the ships? If so will the ship still feel wrong.

Aurora Musis Amica

I'm quite looking forward to another literary focus on rebuilding/training/growing as John and the girls prepare for this new threat in their lives. It's been 50 chapters (wow time flies!) since John and the girls rebuilt the Invictus on Genthalas. Since then, they've been in one harrowing incident after another: Drakkar invasion, Mikaboshi's attack, Brimorian/Vulkat adventure, Kintark invasion, Kirrix purges, and facing Larn'Kelnar. With how quickly they can now travel through space now, there was little downtime (relatively speaking, whereas in the early chapters travel could take weeks, travel now takes a day or two at the most). While they've surely grown in that time, much of that while they're in the midst of battle, it's time to make another step towards upgrading, personal growth, and honing their skills. With the Maliri Protectorate acting more and more like his diplomatic arm (as well as the use of force if need be), John can hopefully realize that he cannot do everything on his own and trust his allies. He can try to do everything now, and it can be successful (as we've seen in the past 50 chapters), but it's a short term solution that can hamper long term growth. If he does go back to Genthalas and take time to enhance his ship, power reserves, and his allies (including of course the Lionesses), then that no doubt risks short term violence across the Empires as he can't be there to quash them. But long term... long term he's preparing for a war not with the Brimorians, but with Xar’aziuth and the Progenitor Legion. So I'd love to see a pause in the action so find John and our heroines fitting Invictus with the tech to finally rival Progenitors, and each of the girls furthering their psychic abilities to even surpass what we've seen so far. Part of what I love about this series is the characters growing in power, competence, and skill (and a growing relationship with one another too!). I hope that they can really hone in on that as they prepare for the future.

CurtInAtl

One of Admiral Devereux's next moves should be to dispatch TF Family Services to the ravaged border colonies with the mission of finding loving homes for as many of the millions of orphans that no doubt inhabit the core worlds as possible.

Arrowglass

Rahn comments on how much faster the Invictus is than his dreadnought (which is purportedly the pinnacle of Progenitor/Kyth'faren technology,) so it seems Dana has already begun the "improvements".......so only Tefler know what is coming in a BIG way!!!

James Mayer

Ok question. During John’s little father son talk he found out that all the monsters in the AP are dead Progenitors. To become a Progenitor you exchange your soul for powers from Xar’aziuth. To me that means that they are made and not born. So John was the result of thousands of years of research and was born that powerful. Before the talk he was afraid to have a son because he didn’t want to continue a Progenitor race. So here is the question since he was born this way will his children be normal or have powers girl or boy does it now matter. Let the discussion begin.

Beowulf

I'm with you Jedi, I think they will be more powerful than your average bear, and maybe even have longer lifespans, but won't be progenitors, or be able to spawn any.

Timbo

Male progenitor children from progenitor fathers, waiting for that fatal encounter with Xar’aziuth is the way it’s supposed to work. I don’t see it working that way with John.

Timbo

How does one get a new para from a iPad keyboard? Grrr!

Timbo

continuing ..... so there’s no way John will be fathering any. However, Kyth children is a different thing entirely. The Kyth seemed to have been a very successful species until one went bad and it all unzipped from there. So if John, Alyssa and Rachel can find a way around that weakness , we could see the rebirth of a species........ chapter title: “The return of the Kyth”? 😉

James Mayer

When Irillith had tech power activated she was getting glimpses out of the corner of her eyes. A few days before the Invictus was attacked Faye was seeing something in the hallways. Technically being synthetic her body shouldn’t be able to absorb anything and she did give up her first load. Maybe his cum did effect her just in a different way. Just before they landed on the planet they had an orgy and John made sure Faye got her part of his load explaining she was part of the family and just wished that he could feel a connection. So when the Invictus was attacked she still had a load in her. What if the load is slowly turning her into a organic or some type of hybrid.

Mudbutt McMerkin

Here’s an unanswered question......the starship Jessica stole after she dropped off John and bailed, then returning to Rahn....did Jess and Rahn sell it on EBay or what?

TF4EVA

Rahn has met a strong feminine mind. Is it Jess? Is it Athena? Is it Atena's 'sister'. The last two suggest potential progen???? Is Rahn going to cope with a real matriarch?

Lee Sherman

I don't think John is gonna get Larn's fleet. Thinking about it, Larn's forces were on patrol not sitting still when the crew "died". Those ships would just keep going on the last coarse entered. It would be only a matter of time before those ships wandered over a boarder. Then it wouldn't take long for the other guys to realize something major happened to Larn's forces. I'd give it a month max before Larn's territory is invaded, which would be about the time John would get there either via Rah's ship, if Rah does indeed catch up to John and they make up, or by other means. Just not sure how the warp gate works, does it work like in Stargate, needing one gate at each end? does john need another gate to tow to larn's territory before hand? if so then it might be more then a month before john and do it, by then john could very well just arrive in time to get spanked by who knows how many bad guys.

Big Dude

Wait a minute guys... think of this possibility. If Dana soul forged the Invictus with her own soul, then she can immediately repair ship hull damage from a John delivered topoff during a live battle!

Beowulf

Lee, I can't recall if Tefler was clear on whether the negative feelings from the metal in LK's ship were worse after the battle or not. If the feelings were markedly worse, then it means that the negativity came from all the psychic energy of millions of thralls being sucked dry, not just from those who died on the ship. If the negative feeling was the same or similar, then it was the result of the manufacturing process. I'm pretty sure that Alyssa was overwhelmed by the phantom thralls on the legacy, MN's ship, and she wasn't touching the walls at the time, but was seeing the thralls being sucked dry before her eyes. However, my memory is not as good as I like to think it is, so I could be mistaken.

Matt

Gordon's alive?! (Sorry been enjoying some Queen soundtrackage)

Beowulf

Bigdawg, that was my take on it, two separate units. so even if the lionesses were somehow able to cleanse the metal of the thrall ships, Alyssa would still get the echoes of those who died on them.

Dean R White

I'm thinking that the soul forge is tethered to the Astrlal and creates the black metal out of the mists, much like John created the fortress back on Karron. It is like a psychic "recorder" in that it remembers the terrible things that happen aboard the ship it's part of. If John were to build a soul forge, it would very well draw Xar like a magnet and create all sorts of hell. I believe the answer lies with Dana. She will create the "loved up" version of the super metal, which she may have already done when she repaired the Invictus on Arcadia, or come up with CAv2.0. Then she'll design a love forge to crank out uber tough ships.

Skycrane

But don't the trakkens already have thier star forge up and running? It sounded like to me that thier star forge was building tens of ships a day fully outfitted with any non psi tech that was avliable. Enough capicaty to easily outfit the T fed with a new fleet of ships. Since Dana can rearrange the molecules in a ship, with enough power, shouldn't she be able to rearrange them into something like CA without the psi tech and just embed them with prog runes over the whole ship?

Sirloki

Soul Forge requires sacrifice of thralls. 99.9% certain. That is part of why Alyssa hears so much death around the metal. Not JUST because so many died ON the ship but also all the ones that died to MAKE the ship.

Big Dude

Glad to see Beowolf mentioned a second wormhole generator, something I suggested two weeks ago. Since Eternity Crystals are focusing objects I suggested Dana use them to minimize the power usage of the wormhole generator (WG) to reduce recharge time and the WG has more than two uses per day. I also suggested Dana make them for Maliri battleships too.

Big Dude

Dana's skillset with gravity wells and black holes and Tashana's 12,000 degree heat will create a super metal that will defeat Xar's Progenitor line. Remember Rahn told Jessica he couldn't catch John's ship.

Dean R White

With Dana's abilities maybe she is a wormhole generator, and John is the re-charger. What does anyone think about the coming family reunion? Now that Rahn most likely realizes that Alyssa created Jessica's mind shield, is he going to try to kill her or embrace John's method of doing things and give Jessica psychic powers? Can Rahn even get over being pissed at John and work together with him? If there's another fight, I don't think John will be talked down a second time!

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2026-09-07 11:00 BIg , don't you think John will sense something is up with her drastic change ? He's not dumb , his first question would be what Rahn was up to , if this was a ruse somehow , & one look at Alyssa or Rachel would give it away , Alyssa especially is an open book to John .
2019-10-16 02:30

Big Dude

I want to see how Alyssa and Irillith recreate the conversation between the blown up dead Rear Admiral Carmela Moreno and the Admiral Almada who did the deed! It will be sweet and swift retribution especially the attempted killing of two Lionesses, Rachel's father and the grave wounding of his woman; let alone the 5000+ marines! I wonder if Alyssa can pulse a spirit death shot over the T-Fed comms link or Irillith spirit walking and showing up at Almeda's house. Now that would be kool beans!

Brian

Just a brief aside, we have seen the Progenitors before. In Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1 episode 17, the Aldeans fire an energy weapon that sends the Enterprise three days away. This weapon was manufactured by a race called the Progenitors.

Brian

An interesting twist would be if Faye sensed the attack and shifted herself to a server on the Progenitor ship. Having said that I don't really believe it myself. To be moved to her current server she had to be shut down and even if she could move herself it would take more time than available. Still it introduces an interesting new possibility for Faye.

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2026-09-07 11:00 complete fantasy for me …….Faye's server was blasted off it's base & sucked out of Invictus . With it's internal power source she is alive & has minimal control in space , she notices the Raptor floating by & somehow steers herself in through the damage screen...John & the crew pick it up & tractor beam it aboard but put off investigating/repairing it for now ….Faye is able to reconnect with her body & the ICN & little one find her ….In the morning John is awakened by her singing , but at first thinks he imagining it , until he opens his eyes & see's her next to the bed....Goodmorning John...I missed you...huge celebration ensues ...like I said it's just my dream
2019-10-16 04:13

Tefler

I'm currently working on the next chapter, but there's been a fair few interruptions recently as to be expected with a baby in the house! I'll create a status update post when I hand the first half over to my editors. :-)

Sparky's Wife!!!

Woot Thanks for the update Tefler!!! Sure hope your wife and the baby are doing well!!! How does your other youngens like the new baby??

Big Dude

Tefler, you take your time and help out as needed! Pretty sure you can be sure there will be a chapter this month with a new mouth to feed.

Big Dude

Here's a thought... Did John give the Maliri the same modified FTL Drive specs he has? If so, then all the Maliri need are Dana improved Progenitor shields and wormhole generators. Progenitor thrall vessels will not travel as fast in space.

Big Dude

To add to a previous post... I forgot that Calara's mother was under attack. There is a special affinity to Maria by John so the admirals are in more deep doo doo.

Big Dude

Remember Lynette said she locked down the ISD comms? When Lynette starts looking and see someone contacted Admiral Almara it will get interesting.

Simorthelast

much love Tefler! Thanks for the update and hope the family is well!

Nathan Nzuwah

So I saw a few posts about Rahn being confused by Alyssa’s influences on Jessica. Alyssa “breaking” Rahn’s hold on Jessica is a big deal. This would make it possible for John to recruit Thralls currently possessed by other Progenitors. John with a rainbow army of Thrall races? Now that would be a game changer!

Grimlakin

I think a progenitor is limited to one thrall race... Not to say Alyssa couldn't recruit one. ;)

MJHSharkbait365

That’s a big assumption Grim. John seams to be breaking the progenitor rule book in nearly every way. Why not have multiple Thrall races. Just because no other progenitor has, doesn’t mean it can’t.

Timothy Lucas

Any word/update on next chapter timeline?

Timothy Lucas

Thanks. No worries. Just was making sure I didn't miss a status update. Figured one of yall would straighten me out;) lol

David Shmilowitz

Has anyone seen any news on if/when tefler plans to continue with tuning the earlier chapters into e-books?

Wozza

Dirty stinky nappies/diapers + new born + oldest + wife = greater obligations, he's juggling a lot and i'm sure he has his priorities right, he'll get a new chapter out, time permitting i'm sure!

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2026-09-07 11:00 Any update on next chapter..It's hitting the last week of the month
2019-10-22 12:33

Jeff P

I was thinking about Calara's Game. Re-reading chapter 101 right now and I found this quite interesting: Edraele was quiet for a moment, before she said, *You'll lead us to a miraculous victory, without losing so much as a single ship or soldier. The other Progenitor will capitulate before your unsurpassed might, choosing to flee rather than daring to face your wrath. We'll all live happily ever after, never troubled by war or hardship ever again...*

Timothy Lucas

Every one keeps talking about the Discord server. And I'm bored and don't feel like cleaning my garage. Any thoughts on the matter?? Free or pay??

Cignal

Timothy, as a Patreon member all you have to do is take a screenshot of your contribution here and post it in the new-arrival-coordination channel. I will set you up there. Once setup there you have access to the Patreon only channels. There isn't anything to pay there.

Big Dude

Ricardo Miguel Pereira da Silva, I call it every month. The chapter whiners! Just let the man do what he does best and wait for it! He realizes he will not get $5300 if he fails to deliver so be patient! And pointing this out I am a snowflake.

Moon Dragon

I apologize if this has already been discussed here or elsewhere and I merely overlooked it, but has there been any update on when the next chapter is expected?

Brian

We are now reaching the point where questions and complaints begin to arise over when the next chapter will be released. Those eager to see the new chapter, and feeling that their contract agreement is not being met, speak out. The vocal minority shout louder trying to silence them. The silent majority quietly observe these happenings. I have been in the book business for a while. Patreon is a relatively new concept in the writing of a book. Instead of buying a finished product readers are paying by the chapter to be a part of the creation process, and hence the concept of a contract agreement. You agree to pay by the chapter, the author agrees to produce so many chapters. But wait there’s more, and that is this forum. And this is what makes Patreon unique in story writing. Readers can offer feedback along the way. An author now has an opportunity to get feedback during the writing process and can shift the story line based on both positive and negative feedback. I won’t buy the books for TSM because of what I consider major plot errors. Yet I’m here paying by the chapter and ultimately paying more than if I bought the books. That’s because, as I said, I have the opportunity to offer my opinions to Tefler and be a part of the creation process should I so desire. The vocal followers who are trying to shout down those who offer negative feedback or concerns about when the next chapter will be released are doing a disservice to Tefler. He needs to know what his readers are thinking and feeling about the story line. The silent majority may not be writing feedback here, but they are watching. If they feel there is no point in offering feedback, because it will not be well received, they may simply leave. If Tefler signs in to discover a lot of readers have left he would be justifiably concerned. Those who have nothing but praise for Tefler’s work need to be patient with those who offer negative feedback, including complaints about the next chapter not being released soon enough. They are paying for the right to air their views. And if at some point Tefler notices the number of readers decreasing he would at least have feedback that would allow him to make informed decisions about where he goes with his story.

raymond sisko

I really do like Tefler's work and love the story plot and the twists and turns it has taken and this last part has me on the edge of my chair, but I am getting a little antsy waiting for the next installment. Hope it comes soon. Of course I am a patient individual and am used to life's unpredictability.

Brian Ward Hutchins

I disagree with one of Brian's points on having a "contract" but am interested in hearing more about the plot errors? As I understand we agree to fund per chapter released - there is no agreed upon release dates or quantities. Besides no release, no funding so the person most impacted by no chapter release is Tefler himself.

Wozza

Unlike other Patreon Authors, Tefler gets paid on output, not a flat rate fee per month, so as far as I'm concerned, this is fair for both parties, some still get paid for no output that month, or months at a time, at least Tefler is being fair and only getting money when he puts out something, he puts out less, you get charged less, I can't see why people get the panties in a twist over low/slow output under these conditions.

Nonconformist

I don't see a " contract ", I'm going to have to agree with Jedi Khan. The statement of Tefler saying " I aim to release ect. " is not a contract to me. It is someone saying they are going to try to accomplish a goal and like any other projected goal sometimes you succeed sometimes you don't.

Nonconformist

Did anyone else have a problem logging into Patreon over the last 2 or 3 days? I could pull up the login page but the login bar was a constant swirling circle. I want to know if the problem was Patreon or on my end.

Big Dude

I would like to know how is someone identifying chapter whiners polluting a thread is "shutting people up"? Tefler knows what people have been thinking for many months because certain people have been complaining about late chapter deliveries for many months. I want to know how people think Tefler is developing characters and their interwoven alliances. Yes Tefler has introduced many ancillary characters and they need to be tied together starting with the control rod found and left by John and the Girls. Who cares right now if Telfer delivers a chapter at the last minute of the month? As stated above, if Tefler doesn't deliver he is broke that month. As I stated to Tefler many months before he should have written some chapters in advance for these times. He didn't so move on! Read something else in the interim. I have read many other series while waiting. Y'all can search duckduckgo like anyone else. When I placed a list of other authors 6 weeks ago that post was erased. So now I copy all my posts in a notes location so I can repost them if erased.

Josh Stephenson

I rarely post on here mainly because I prefer to read others opinions on the latest chapter and that can help pass the time between chapters. And I also understand both sides of this argument because I’m a fan of teflers work first, but also get frustrated sometimes when it takes longer than normal for the next chapter. Both of these opinions are valid, and both have a right to be shared. The best part about this forum is that I know that tefler reads all of the comments and sometimes implements those ideas in future chapters. I’m sure he is not too concerned about people getting antsy about waiting because last time I checked it did not speed up the process and he will release the chapter when he is ready. So therefore everyone should relax and respect others opinions one side or the other. It gets quite old each month when this starts. Hopefully a collective peace can be found instead.

Progor

One chapter a month on the last day of the month has been "normal" for many months now. I don't understand why anyone expects any sooner than that at this point.

FarSkies

I do find it weird that anyone wants more than that personnaly.Honestly calling what tefler releses "chapters" is a major disservice to them.The are bassicaly 1/3 of a proper book in length and realy well edited as well.Most of the other authors i follow never match that kind of word count in a month even thought they do release more "chapters"

Tallman51466

I think it is the current culture of "instant gratification" that causes most of the complaints. People are losing the ability to wait for what they want. They have to have it now. One chapter of two chapters a month, I don't really care as long as Tefler continues to write and finishes the story. I would hate to be left hanging.

JVeach

I don't know about anyone else, but I prefer to put all the distracting B.S. behind me, and go back to the T.S.M. storyline. What has happened, what will happen, will there be upgrades, of weapons, the ship, the crew, and other people involved with John and the crew of Invictus or just the ship. I enjoy reading the comments for the opinions of other people about all of these things and more. There are many other items, story related that I could list, but I'll go for now and check back later, to see if anyone is talking about the storyline.

Oldwood

Not about the story line because every time i try to out guess our fearless leader he is way ahead of me . I want this to just keep going for as long as possible . Tefler is doing an amazing job at an incredible pace . Sure i want the next chapter yesterday , but being a realist i know that if i have to leave the room to get something my thought process is lost . Being home and having to deal with things that really mater while trying to write has to take a god .... don't push him unless you want to get struck by lightning .

Dean R White

For anyone who is interested, I just went back and did some addition. Chapters 1-12 totaled 96,258 words. Chapter 100 alone is 93,298 words. The last chapter (126) was just short of 34k. I guess my point is, this story has become so complex that if Tefler tried to put out 2-3 shorter chapters per month the story would become a bit fragmented as far as readability. Thanks for the great story! Keep doing what you're doing.

Tony Couzens

The problem is that the story is so damn good that the day its released everyone reads it instantly. And then the wait starts haha. Im just happy Tefler is still going strong and releasing more chapters

Big Dude

I agree with Jack Veach above. As I stated earlier I want speculation discussion on future issues and events.

Mudbutt McMerkin

Speaking of which......am I the only one that thinks the Brims might be getting a visit from the Kirrix? Alyssa said no terrans or tranks when she spanked the Hive moms into line...she never mentioned chicken of the sea as off the menu. It’s gonna get full on Old Testament when the crew find out what the Brims have been doing with middle aged Abandoned....

Kensyi

I think my last chapter I needed my fix for was 123 or 124 and I feel like that was cuz so much was left hanging and o needed to know what happened to feel "complete" idk really but I'm good now with these last two, whenever they get posted I will be good, I'm still rereading the series each time i finish a new chapter but I know have a few other rl things going on to distract me from getting too needy, but just wanted to say thank you Tefler for all that you do. Have not heard anything from you in a while but I'm hoping everything is going well with mini Tef and that you are taking notes on the milestones he is hitting.

Poniatowski

Tef take your time and don’t rush. We are prepared to wait. We want to see this reach it’s conclusion to the fullest, not in a season 8 got way. 😁

Assembler Maniac

Has anyone considered that John might be able to genetically modify a strain of the Abandoned to survive Kirrix hatchlings? A symbiotic relationship between them would mean Kirrix no longer need to kill sentient hosts, and the Abandoned are used to having many children, so they'd be happy without exploding their population. Win-Win, and they'd have one more Ally in the coming shitstorm (I'm counting Abandoned as allies already, they just don't know it yet).

Dean R White

After John, Jade, and the Twins saved the citizens of Menganus IV, Irillith stated that she did not destroy all of the Kirrix drone carriers. She said she repurposed two of them and sent them on a mission to attack Kir-Inax. I wonder what became of that?

commatoes

I just thought I would throw in my 0.02. Getting a finished book is one thing and a lot of authors will take years to publish installments of a series. One modern author that I read, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, took 5 years to publish the last volume of one series. The Green Mile is the only recent novel that I can remember that was intentionally serialised. Each installment was less than 100 pages (except the final) and it was released once a month. The Potter books were published over 10 years. Yup we are reading a work in progress and we are getting a really well written novel that is epic in length and breadth for a pretty nominal fee compared to the cost of a few nights at the movies, a few new release hard cover books, a fine meal, or maybe 1-3 tanks of gas (depending on vehicle). And that assumes that every single chapter was paid at the agreed Patreon rate. Yeah some of us are very generous and are giving at the higher rates. But still, as value for enjoyment and considering the sheer hours of writing and editing that has gone into 3SM thus far, it is really a bargain. Now please excuse me as I will now return to my corner and resume quietly sucking my thumb while rocking back and forth. I find the DTs are easier in that position.

Benj

Nymphs galore. John may have collected all of the nymphs from the humans, but the Brimorians have one. So, might there be more elsewhere? I was also thinking that the nymphs need a new home and love water, so maybe they could share a water world with the abandoned after the Brimorians go belly up.

Benj

Has Rachael created any new tech to promote population health recently? I realize thst she has been busy, but that is her thing