I have just completed reading all six available parts of Androboy's

"Prince Trains a Slave" and true to his style and capabilities

I have found it FANTASTIC, A+, I was WOWed. Are you getting

the feeling that I liked it? Good! Because I do.

I've never seen him write better than this

Can't wait (No Pressure) for more!!!!

All this and cute as hell!!!!!

Androboy is certainly one of the most talented writers on the Archive

I am REALLY enjoying the stories and am sure that androboy appreciates the feedback.

B

I have to agree. Frankly I have a personal problem with slavery, ANY slavery, but nonetheless this is a great series and I am enjoying it.

In the latest two chapters, I have to agree that there are some folks who could benefit, as could the rest of us, from their slavery.

But the topic here is Androboy's series, and I find myself adding my name to those who are enjoying it a GREAT DEAL!

robbie1042 (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2002 9:21 am I have just completed reading all six available parts of Androboy's

"Prince Trains a Slave" and true to his style and capabilities

I have found it FANTASTIC, A+, I was WOWed. Are you getting

the feeling that I liked it? Good! Because I do.

I've never seen him write better than this

Can't wait (No Pressure) for more!!!!

All this and cute as hell!!!!!

thanks to everyone for their kind words -- it really makes me happy to know the story is being appreciated so well.

the good news is that the next chapter is almost finished and should be submitted by sunday at the latest (and, if things work out well, it might actually be sooner).

the bad news is that this particular story will be ending in the next couple of chapters.

david

androboy (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2002 7:29 pm the bad news is that this particular story will be ending in the next couple of chapters.

Bad news?

You just promised to finish one of my all time favourite stories and this story is getting better with every chapter.

This is what I would call good news.

Thanks, David!

Chapter 7 was great!

ringlo

I have to apologize for having been too harsh earlier about the novel "Prince trains..;"

It is good, as a piece of litterature, and, being a fiction, well it isn't any worse ethically speaking than a S. King horror novel...

I have had the idea that it ought to be made into a cartoon. Not the American type, either too crude or too hevay, but European (French, Belgian or Italian) or Japanese. It's so graphic...

G

ummmm ... thank you -- i think. i'm still lost about the constant references to the story being ethically better or worse than other fiction. the fact is that the story just is -- that's all.

i think many of the stories in the archive would make excellent graphic novels. as an fyi -- not all american comics are crude and heavy, just as not all european or asian comics are delicately rendered works of art.

david

androboy (imported) wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:01 pm i'm still lost about the constant references to the story being ethically better or worse than other fiction. the fact is that the story just is -- that's all.

I don't get this point either. This story certainly doesn't promote slavery, it merely uses it to describe different characters in different situations:

- Duncan finds himself in a position where he has a lot of power over other people. How does he use this power?

- Simon submits himself willingly to Duncan as Eric does to Alexi. Why? Certainly not because they are "stupid".

- John and Malcolm are thrown into slavery against their wills (but not "innocently", following the classical rules of drama). How do they deal with their situation?

From Homer to Stephen King there always has been one recipe for a good story: Confront the protagonist with an extreme situation and see how he reacts.

While one certainly can discuss the ethics of the different characters, I don't think a story itself can be categorized this way.

ringlo

I loved both 6 and 7. It truly is a great story, Androboy. While I was away I was thinking of this tale and how it got started. WOW, have we ever come a long way from chapter 1!

Great work!

ringlo (imported) wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2002 11:26 am I don't get this point either. This story certainly doesn't promote slavery, it merely uses it to describe different characters in different situations:

- Duncan finds himself in a position where he has a lot of power over other people. How does he use this power?

- Simon submits himself willingly to Duncan as Eric does to Alexi. Why? Certainly not because they are "stupid".

- John and Malcolm are thrown into slavery against their wills (but not "innocently", following the classical rules of drama). How do they deal with their situation?

From Homer to Stephen King there always has been one recipe for a good story: Confront the protagonist with an extreme situation and see how he reacts.

While one certainly can discuss the ethics of the different characters, I don't think a story itself can be categorized this way.

ringlo

ringlo

You certainly summarized that well.

I would just add that the characters have solid backgrounds,

the plot line is consistant and David really knows how to juice

it up. :tongueout

ringlo (imported) wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2002 11:26 am I don't get this point either. This story certainly doesn't promote slavery, it merely uses it to describe different characters in different situations:

- Duncan finds himself in a position where he has a lot of power over other people. How does he use this power?

- Simon submits himself willingly to Duncan as Eric does to Alexi. Why? Certainly not because they are "stupid".

- John and Malcolm are thrown into slavery against their wills (but not "innocently", following the classical rules of drama). How do they deal with their situation?

From Homer to Stephen King there always has been one recipe for a good story: Confront the protagonist with an extreme situation and see how he reacts.

While one certainly can discuss the ethics of the different characters, I don't think a story itself can be categorized this way.

ringlo

wow! talk about a way with words! the way you put it ringlo was right on the money and to the point. thanks.

i've been thinking about gontran's post a lot. maybe there's some cultural thing going on -- some french approach to literature that native speakers of english like myself are missing. i just don't know.

when i write, all i'm really interested in is creating a setting and filling it with characters. i try to let the characters develop themselves within the context of the story -- a lot of times they insist on going in directions that are totally unexpected to me.

i'm not really interested in placing real world values on the stories, characters, ot themes. i am interested in how the characters react to the situations in which they find themselves.

but, like i said -- perhaps there is a different way of approaching literature from a different cultural approach.

david