The Omniverse

Scott Roche

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This is my Patreon only fiction podcast.

Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

[PREVIEW] The Harvest - Prologue (Audio)

What do you think about prologues in general? This one specifically? What do you think about the quality of the audio? (I know I have a couple of chair squeaks in there. I need to de-squeak my chair.) Should I include the prologue in the finished book?

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Season 1, Episode 2 Trailer

[PREVIEW] The Harvest - Chapter One

This is the audio for chapter one of a book I'm working on (and have been for a while) called The Harvest. I'm going to start recording my own audiobooks starting this year, until I can afford to hire someone. I'm curious to know if there's anything in the quality of this recording or my reading of the work that would need to be tweaked for eventual sale as an audiobook. Please give me any and all feedback you have!

3 min
10/31/2024

Don't Hunt Ghosts Alone

A little story about why it's a good idea to always take a partner on ghost hunts. And also my first episode in my rebooted fiction podcast. A little story about why it's a good idea to always take a partner on ghost hunts. And also my first episode in my rebooted fiction podcast.

13 min
11/07/2024

[PREVIEW] Cardboard Time Machine

A man receives a straaaange box that takes him on a journey.

3 min
11/15/2024

[PREVIEW] Bobby and Spinel

Today's story is about Bobby and a very special guest he finds in his back yard.

5 min
11/22/2024

[PREVIEW] Teeth

Dave makes his living with his pearly whites. Imagine his terror when he wakes up with incredible dental pain. Is it a cavity or something... worse. (It's worse. Whenever I use the ellipses it's definitely worse.)

5 min
Jan 29

Review of Light of the Outsider by Matthew Wayne Selznick

Light of the Outsider, by Matthew Wayne Selznick, is a heist story set in a fantasy world that’s on a different planet a la Pern. Well, it’s that and it’s so much more than that. The royal baby has been kidnapped. The kidnappers are on the run and factions from the government and other interested parties are after them. The real stand out here are the characters. Matthew uses very close third person to tell the tale and he moves from character to character, letting us get to know them, their motivations, and their fates. The characters are well fleshed out and diverse in motivations and thought processes. I fell in love with several of them, but don’t get attached to any of them. The stakes are high, as they should be, and the cost of failure is often death. As character driven as this book is, the plot is just as good. The intrigue is thick. The story moves along at a good pace, slowing down only long enough for you to catch your breath every once in a while. It’s also an emotional roller coaster. There were action scenes that made me giddy and some real gut punches as some characters met their fate. After having talked with Matthew on my podcast and reflecting on my read of the story, I’ve gained an even bigger appreciation for the world building he does here. The “Shaper’s World” has a rich language, creatures not seen on Earth, and a society entirely different from any fantasy novel I’ve read before. Matthew took the freedom offered by creating a whole new world to invent something truly thought provoking and rich in its detail. But he doesn’t let the story get bogged down by those details. There are no “info dumpy” paragraphs. The reader is allowed to discover this world’s differences in organic and fascinating ways. That does require going in that you know this is a different world and you’re being dropped into it. Once you get a feel for things, which doesn’t take long, you’ll get carried away and want to see more of what’s happening in this world. I look forward to more stories in this setting. There is a follow up novella, “The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay” (affiliate link https://amzn.to/45FnF0t), which is just as good a read. It’s different in tone, and let’s us see what befalls the characters left at the end of the novel. Both it and Light of the Outsider get an enthusiastic five stars from me. Affiliate Link - https://amzn.to/3M460Zz

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This is my Patreon only fiction podcast.

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Scott Roche
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