I agree with the assessment that The Cookie Monster was plausible and well told. I would not have thought that the character development was any worse than a normal story of similar length. Any lack of character development is because the characters didn't need it to carry the story and the short length of the story didn't allow it.
The story had a fantastic concept and explored it well and in a way it was easy to relate to. In this case, the concept and plot are the key points that carry the story. I thought the comment that the competition was thin degrades a fine story.
Legions in Time felt like a homage to 30s & 40s pulp SF. A lot of superscience, action, and Flash Gorden-esque superbeings. I enjoyed reading it but found the constant context shifts very jarring, and I wouldn't have said that the character development was anything beyond the functional level required for the story.
I thought the story would have been more enjoyable at 2-3x the actual length so that each of the different scenarios could be more fully detailed. As it was, it felt very rushed.
I think Nadine was quite clearly explained as a kind of temporal loop-back of the main character, Ellie. However she had advanced into a superbeing herself through her travels. I think that is as close as you want to look at time travel physics!!! (possibly not on/.)
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I agree with the assessment that The Cookie Monster was plausible and well told. I would not have thought that the character development was any worse than a normal story of similar length. Any lack of character development is because the characters didn't need it to carry the story and the short length of the story didn't allow it.
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The story had a fantastic concept and explored it well and in a way it was easy to relate to. In this case, the concept and plot are the key points that carry the story. I thought the comment that the competition was thin degrades a fine story.
Legions in Time felt like a homage to 30s & 40s pulp SF. A lot of superscience, action, and Flash Gorden-esque superbeings. I enjoyed reading it but found the constant context shifts very jarring, and I wouldn't have said that the character development was anything beyond the functional level required for the story.
I thought the story would have been more enjoyable at 2-3x the actual length so that each of the different scenarios could be more fully detailed. As it was, it felt very rushed.
I think Nadine was quite clearly explained as a kind of temporal loop-back of the main character, Ellie. However she had advanced into a superbeing herself through her travels. I think that is as close as you want to look at time travel physics!!! (possibly not on