Only a Myth

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2024

Author

Oradainer

• Next Book
  Sep 13, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 27 (Finale - Book 1)
  Jul 11, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 26
  Jul 4, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 25
  Jun 27, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 24
  Jun 20, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 23
  Jun 14, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 22
  Jun 6, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 21.5
  May 30, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 21
  May 23, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 20
  May 16, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 19
  May 9, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 18
  May 2, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 17
  Apr 25, 2024
• Only a Myth - Part 16
  Apr 18, 2024
• Part 15
  Apr 11, 2024
• Part 14
  Apr 4, 2024
• Part 13
  Mar 28, 2024
• Part 12
  Mar 21, 2024
• Part 11
  Mar 14, 2024
• Part 10
  Mar 7, 2024

Reviews

Community Reviews(5)

• Killgrave1000Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Check the latest chapter for it. But safe to say, an amazing read every chapter. Every single chapter had myself piqued and without a doubt truly a book that had ups and downs (more of the former), but overwall a truly well made novel that by far, is my favorite space oriented book.
• RocksNPebblesRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is a great scifi story, a realistic and AI infused narrative in a mix of HFY themes, Farscape, and lost in space looking to bootstrap advanced te h from one very advanced ship lost in another universe. Also reminds me of alwaysrollsaone scifi story Starship Engineer and another RR scifi classic Post Human.
  It is publication worthy with few errors and has a high degree of clarity of expression using advanced scifi tech without devolving into gobbledygook jargon. The key technology is clear, consistent, and works to a set of sufficiently described science concepts.
  The characters are well put together and behave consistently within their backgrounds. If anything the VR space is a but repetitive or limited with food and movies in down time, but then again...how would an AI or human uploaded mind use their spare time? Overall well done and it has a sense of realism in what the technology would be like which in scifi is essentially a main character unto itself.
  A wonderful read and deserves a lot more attention, even RS worthy for sure, though I know this site skews heavily towards progression fantasy.
• Djri4rnri3iRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  Mostly good, however the continuous mentions of eating or drinking ruin it
  All quotes below are from a short 600 word segment to give you some idea of what it is like
  "Kara watched as he took a huge bite out of his muffin"
  "Alex swallowed his cheesecake bite, god those were good"
  "Alex nodded picking up a beer and popcorn from the table"
  ",Alex picked up a muffin, he hoped it was strawberry and not wild berry, he meant to delete that from the buffet table but kept forgetting,"
  "Alex grunted as he found a cheesecake square"
  "Alex cursed as he reached for a napkin to spit out the wild berry muffin, “
• Micah LamarRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  Essentially this is a watered down Bobiverse in a Bluefishcake setting.
  If you enjoy hard sci-fi, it scratches that itch (at least on the space combat side of things). Though I can't recommend it if you're new to the genre, since there are no explicit explanations.
  The concepts and characters are vibes and archetypes respectively, so it definitely won't be your mainstay novel; it's light reading. In light of this it has some issues with filler and two dimensional characters (see Djri4nri3i's and Sergeant Soren's reviews for more on this).
  If you're a hard sci-fi nerd like me, give it a go, you'll enjoy a couple chapters every now and then, but if you're looking for your next rabbit hole, keep looking.
  To the author: If you haven't read Bobiverse and aren't a Patron of Bluefishcake I'll dry scoop protein powder.
  Keep writing!
• Sergeant SorenRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  TL;DR: Came for the space opera, left because of the story
  Grammar - 4.5/5
  Would have been a five had the author used more descriptive language. No errors.
  Style - 3/5
  When you start reading a sci-fi space opera, you have certain expectations regarding its style.
  For one, the author must be reasonably capable at writing out a space combat scene. Oradainer has proven to be somewhat capable, but nothing beyond that. Fight scenes are short, not fast-paced. You're not gripping your chair and praying that your beloved character wins; the author writes fight scenes sloppily, as if he just wants to get them over with.
  Then there's the worldbuilding: Stale. The prologue starts out with much potential in worldbuilding terms; how has humanity evolved, what are the conflicts dividing each faction, how has technology progressed? The author answers all those questions, but once again there is little depth. You don't even get the illusion that there is civilization out there; you get very precise, shallow and narrowly cut descriptions of each faction, but nothing that can give you an idea of the overall world they are in.
  It feels, in one way, like the lore of a freemium mobile game; those are the bad guys, those are the good guys, and they are fighting because it's who they are.
  Story - 3.5/5
  The story lands squarely in the awkward spot of good enough. It's believable, even enjoyable in some areas (though that's been 'fixed' in later chapters) but there's nothing gripping about it. The author spends more time talking about breakfasts, cupcakes and other 'filler' items that when something happens you're surprised. Even then, there isn't much to tell of the story. You have good weak guys versus a vaguely strong colonialist race, though you never learn about each party's principles, morals, ethics or culture.
  For all the food talk in the story, you only ever get to see human food consumed by the main character and his vaguely platonic 'harem' of AIs who are constantly amazed by his