That Human Flame | Sci-fi Short Audiobook
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- “There is no larger truth than the one you are destined to find here, starting now, with these very people beside you.”
This story is Episode 22 in "The Misfits" series. If you haven't yet, you can check out the full series here: • The Misfits
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About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story to the theme of Isaac Arthur’s SFIA videos. It’s a crazy challenging timeframe to create a good short story in, and to do so publicly is even more daunting. I’m just hoping some good stories come out of this, I have fun writing them, and most importantly, the audience enjoys!
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Misfits are back! 🚀🚀🚀
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I’ve listened to every story you’ve posted on here over the last year, Rowe. You’re truly one of the greatest visionaries since Isaac Asminov! Thank you for sharing your work with the world!
I really want to defend Asminov, but I got nothing of substance. Rowes work is amazing.
Thanks, Mike! Writing and sharing these stories is my favorite thing to do. I'm grateful to hear you're enjoying them so much. It wouldn't be nearly as fun without so many great sci-fi fans along for the ride!
Thanks, Johnny. I only aspire to be the best Rowe I can be each week. If people enjoy it half as much as Asimov's, that'll be some feat!
@@RoweLit You're picking an easy opponent. Asimov hasn't been so prolific of late.😂
But for real, you hold a very similar role for me as he does, and you do it well. You even step on Star Trek's clown-shod toes a bit. Being so consistently weekly and developing and revisiting so many characters is a big part of that. Glad you're doing it.
Good to see Transom make good on a promise to a little girl. It builds on his complexity. He can be cold uncaring ruthless. Then again he can be the opposite depending on who he is dealing with. He probably deserves a story dealing with his youth and what shaped him. I know we have heard some of it but he is a very complex character.
He is my favourite character, complex, but with his own honour code, he doesnt kill innocents.
Thanks, David. I'm never sure where we're going next on this crazy adventure, but it's a cool idea. 🙏
@@RoweLit glad you like it. Could even be one of your polls or if you decided to do something like that poll the people what character they would like. Thru your polls find out what character your fans least understand. Your a very creative guy i am sure you have a thousand ideas. As one of your fans i am just sharing what i would like to see more of. Sometimes you give me more of something i didn't know i was missing or wanting in the stories.
@@davidgipson7140I did also suggest early transom a few months back and it would be an amazing story for sure but sometimes I think Rowe makes the right choice lettting us interpret what he’s told us, from what transom told Carolina about him being called skell etc, I’ve got about 20 ideas of his childhood and depending how I feel and on what day, his childhood changes with my mood. 🤣🤣
@@davidgipson7140 Thanks for that feedback, David. Sometimes the polls are very helpful and feedback from listeners too. Sometimes the path forward just reveals itself. Probably the biggest thing I've learned on this crazy CZcams adventure is how much smarter the Muse is than I am. So I'm mostly just listening and trusting.
I heard surety today for the first time. Perfect follow up and transom is definitely a sadistic genius.
I’m gonna call my son transom! 🤣
I don't know if Scotland could survive a present-day Transom uniting the clans. England definitely couldn't 🤣
@@RoweLit 🤣🤣🤣 time will tell Rowe, time will tell. Watch this space. 😜🤣🤣
Another winner! I look forward to Thursdays more than I do the weekends for these brilliant stories
Thanks, Ron 🙏😃
Holy smokes, the connections in this story! Thank you.
Thanks, Ralph!
Your stories are a bright spot in my life. Thank you for your stories of the far future
Thanks, A! 🙏😃 Very glad to hear you're enjoying!
Nice touch - that punishment.
It was indeed cruel,unusual but indeed with a touch of genius !
That you came up with that idea out of your own imagination either deserves acclaim or a therapist 🤔
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Ha, ha, thanks, Paul! Maybe acclaim from a therapist is the perfect solution 😂 I can't claim that much credit myself, though. Any of the Olympians would have scoffed at that punishment and wondered why the author hadn't thrown in a plague of ice-planet fire ants for good measure 😃
I didn’t comment on the previous story because I had to listen it twice to hear it in peace. It is funny how contemporary the gist of the story is.
Liked it a lot.
The current story is a beast of its own. Also liked it a ton. Can’t wait for the sequel.
I wanted to add a thing, it would be very interesting to see what the TR&SP book was (will be, was been, …) all about. Where/when the breaking point between the Etherus and the future Trasp happened.
Cheers, Mario! Something tells me we may explore such a past somehow. If only there were a way to go back in time and revisit past history 😃
Here we go. So excited!
This series is by far my favorite sci-fi I've ever listened to. I'm listening through the first season of misfits again and I look forward to your new videos every Thursday. I think you should create a guide book on all the characters and planets as well as a map of the galaxy kind of like lotr or star wars. Thank you so much for posting these awesome adventures!
Exactly we need a map of the expansion, from earth to the columns the Cherris, Athos and the Trasp Etterans and the letters, and why is called the battery!
Thanks, Levi! Glad you're enjoying so much 😃🙏 That's what it's all about!
The map idea, I agree, would be useful. I'm not sure I'm the right person for that job, though, seeing as I have more stories to write 😃
@@RoweLit more of a timeline than a map, from Hartstock to present day, one day you will have an epic tale of human expansion thru space up there with Foundation, possibly better. Dave.
Thursdays are awesome!!
Thanks, Lisa! My favorite day 🚀
And I almost forgot to thank you for the gift.
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Absolutely awesome PE, Transom getting to those guys in the end was just brilliant, Ive been waiting ever since Surety. The Misfits series is the best sci fi I heard or read in the last 35 years. Good job on pronouncing Hartsock too, I always thought it was Harzog!
🙏😃Some business needs to get squared away proper.
Always a great one! Thanks for sharing your awesome storytelling skills.
Cheers, Roger! Happy to share 😃
I love Ren (among others). I have always had a special attraction to damaged people. ;)
Thank you, P.
Origins calling, Karl? Seems like somebody might be up next 😃
And the wonderful story continues. Thank yoy
Cheers, Maggi!
Another great story. I know this will come to an end, bittersweet.
Thanks, John! Like all good things 😃 The great part is that there's a whole lot of space in this galaxy to explore 🚀
@@RoweLit Vary true, but I get lost in your story. Something I have to wait to listen to them because I need time to listen.
You connected at least 1 more story. Great video as usual!
Cheers, G! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏😃
@@RoweLit Is it bad for wishing all the clients could share the fate?
@@GSooke Tough question. Wishing, I think, is in its own category, probably the first step toward setting things right. Somewhere in the real world, though, there's a path to redemption for those who care to seek it.
I look forward to all your stories. Misfits, and Necromancer are riveting. I'm glad I found you here.
Thanks, Richard! Me too 😃
Ok Rowe,so for a while now and then the last few weeks my constant thinking about the Misfit characters kicked into high gear and now after this story I am obsessed with the idea of Carolina having Carston kidnapped ( oh the romance) again and knowing He is the last hope for humanity. Using the artifact Carolina and Carston go where and when his writing will somehow (using the Rowe magic)save humanity.
Oh, that Carsten. I wonder what he's up to 🤔 Somebody really should check in on that poor guy. He might still be stranded on Damon Mines!
Well done Mr. Rowe! Waiting for next week now😁
Cheers, MediaBot! On it! 😃
Edge of your seat exciting.
Can’t wait to hear how it unfolds.
Great writing Rowe.
Thanks, Dave! Unfolding in progress 😃
Yeah, that was a good story. Thanks! I also like that the Misfits is progressing. The back stories were interesting, but I'm all for this saga moving forward.
Cheers, David! That's the plan! Season 2 is on the march! 🚀
Yes yes yes!!
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Thanks for uploading!
Cheers, Herbie!
Also Nilius makes me very uneasy.
Thanks, Hartley! Tough to know what he's up to--all those nodes.
Arachne has nothing on your weaving skills. Beautifully done! 🍻🕷
Thanks, Tara! One day I hope you find out just how amazing a compliment that is for me (on a number of levels). 😃🙏
@@RoweLit This old grandma is greatful my words had the impact intended. 🤗
Ive often mused on the human ability to turn anything into a weapon or torture device.
And, of course, theres a reason why hope was stored within Pandora's box.
Oh boy 😮 I wasn't thinking about the box! Is that why the gods left that in there 🤔 Those bastards 🤣
@RoweLit
It depends on who is telling the story.
In some tellings, hope is the saving grace from all those plagues.
In others, it is the worst plague them all.
Listeners choice. 👍
The Saga just gets better.
If this ever comes to a movie deal, rewrite it! HorridlyWood would butcher this into an unrecognizable mess. It's too subtle, too intelligent, for a movie's producers to hack on.
Cheers, 2Kittys! I gotta finish writing it the first time 🤣 If somebody does want to adapt it someday, I'll consider that a good problem.
55:40 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES these guys so have it coming.
Think I might do the whole playlist again 🎉🎉
Wow! I can't tell you how many times I've felt that way about a series (Battlestar is my #1 on that front). For Misfits to be in that category for you is a high honor, Famous!
Wow. Powerful one. Maybe I'll file this as 'Extrajudicial Justice'. There's always a bigger fish, and in this universe, it increasingly looks like the bigger fish's name is Carolina Dreeson.
Nightmare scenario: You get to court, and in walks Transom in black robes, "All rise!" the bailiff says, and you realize you're the defendant 😮 "This court is now in session."
Good timing on my part.
Thanks, Dave!
So good man. I love the setting and how it's reflected through the characters actions
Cheers, Jacob!
Wow Just what I needed!
Cheers, Robert! Glad I could help 🙏😃
Yeah! 🎉
Cheers, Keith 😃
As always ❤thank You 🙏
Cheers, Saulius!
i've been waiting all day for this!
Cheers, Barry!
PURE GENIUS 🏆🔵💛
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Damn what a chapter!
Cheers, Crayfish!
That was amazing. I loved it.
Cheers, Tyotypic! Glad to hear it 😃🙏
I'm pretty sure that I'm a Maicon guy and not a Nilius dude. Pretty sure.
Hard call, I know, Max 😃 I'm still not sure myself.
Excellent !
Thanks, Andre 😃
Beautiful story 😊
Thanks, Nicki!
@RoweLit I was worried everything would go too perfect as that would be boring. I love how the tension is built with in the different personalities and taking (spoiler) off the table was a stroke of brilliance. ❤️
Great episode, a lot of plot potential . Glad those sex slavers got punished. And I can't wait to "do the time warp again." Should we fear Rishi? not sure i could work with her right now. I didn't see Miacon as an enemy. There are too many manipulations and machinations to maintain trust.
Also i don't know if you like WF? -- the "Why Files ". It's a kind of strange but true story or is it? channel here on you tube. Lately its been a lot of Compilation videos. and couple of weeks ago there was one called "Stories about the Apocalypse." One of the stories was about an AI Apocalypse. Which was written by AI - chat GPT 4. and it included many current Tech executives actual warnings about AI taking over.
I haven't heard of Why Files. The fact that so many of the tech execs building the AI seem to not really know how it's going to turn out is probably the most disturbing thing. Seems like every other bad idea we've had recently, which (shockingly) seem to not be going all that well. But this one is going to turn out okay, though. I'm definitely (probably) at least moderately sure. Fingers crossed 🤣
@@RoweLit not saying you should know the why files but some of it comports with your writing - this short one on simulation theory. fits with some aspects of the artifacts in the misfits. - search
We Live in a Simulation. The evidence is everywhere. All you have to do is look.
The Why Files
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Mark CEN CA let's go friend
Now then, you realize I have to start at the beginning again (and again in some cases) to find all the Maicon Prime clues.
Where's the hardship in that? ❤
Cheers, Cecile! There's a lot of space (and time) out there. The clues could be anywhere 😃
Quartering, keelhauling, water boarding, PRIAMing!
Cheers, Revan! Let me see, something like: 🚀🏝🌨❄🥶💀
MORE!!! 😂❤
OKAY!!! 😃🚀
@@RoweLit 👍🤣
Knowing justice happens, I might be able to go back and finish the trafficking story. I had to skip that one because the circumstances were too realistic. Also, I'm torn now. I like Micon, but Rishi makes some good points.
Cheers, GreyGhost! I did some re-reading for this episode. Sometimes I wonder who writes this stuff! That Rowe cut to the bone that week. Glad Burch got his knock in too!
Mark CEN CA okay going to stop right here why would they all. Agree to go into the future
Who knows where those crazy Misfits are going, Mark 🤣
@@RoweLit 🤣 Mark CEN CA
Mark CEN CA I always over think things 😮
That's part of the fun, Mark! 😃
@@RoweLit Mark CEN CA ok when you look at it guess your right