Shoulders Of Giants

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2017

Author

VanPeer

• Chapter 24
  Sep 25, 2017
• Chapter 23
  Sep 19, 2017
• Chapter 22
  Aug 30, 2017
• Chapter 21
  Aug 13, 2017
• Chapter 20
  Jul 8, 2017
• Chapter 19
  Jul 6, 2017
• Chapter 18
  Jun 29, 2017
• Chapter 17
  Jun 25, 2017
• Chapter 16
  Jun 24, 2017
• Chapter 15
  Jun 18, 2017
• Chapter 14
  Jun 12, 2017
• Chapter 13
  Jun 9, 2017
• Chapter 12
  Jun 3, 2017
• Chapter 11
  May 29, 2017
• Chapter 10
  May 26, 2017
• Chapter 9
  May 21, 2017
• Chapter 8
  May 19, 2017
• Chapter 7
  May 14, 2017
• Chapter 6
  May 13, 2017
• Chapter 5
  May 8, 2017

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• betoRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This fiction is awesome!
  It's extremely smart, employs a lot of science (and does it well besides) in a very interesting way, the characters are multidimensional and react like real people (most of the time).
  The MC is the only thing that could be better, if only he where a little less obsessive.... but that is my personal point of view.
• brunoreyRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Good premise and story.
  Too fast paced paced, caracters need to be fleshed out and exposition on world needs to be more natural(explain science and math terms more)
• FolgeAvHuleRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  The story is very intriguing right off the bat and the logic behind it is all rather supported, one of those stories that while you enjoy it you also feel like you are becoming more intelligent just by reading it. The main character is fully 3-d and while at times he is irritating he is human as opposed to a caricature of one. The 'power' gained is not near as overpowered as it could have been because the character himself acts as a limiting agent. It's not very far along just yet but I rather like this and would recommend it.
• Helo1987Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Great read, bit slow releases tho need my fix
• AspectMRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I don't care whatever these reviews are saying about too many italics or over emphasizing things. That's all bullshit. This is an amazing read that I want more of! Yes, I know the criticism is to help you become a better writer but they are giving too poor of a rating! I read what I enjoy and don't nitpick every little thing that I consider to be poor writing. I feel that Sean is relatable (at least to me because I JUST went through my Junior year of high school). You do need to give him a little more depth (more thoughts about himself and not about science & tech). I don't find the pacing bad at all, some people might, I get that, but I like the pace (it's not fast, it just skips trivial days of going to school. Don't tell me you want to hear about every single day of his life! That would make the story boring and kids will come on yelling that it's filler). The reactions of character are done well and they all seem to have a different personality. Maybe you could go into a bit more detail about his reading schedule because it was sort of glossed over... With all that said, I loved all 17 chapters that you have written so far and I will for sure be back for more. This is starting to be one of my favorite stories from what I've read so far. So keep up the good work!
• kaoRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Gonna give it a solid 5 all around. Based upon up to chapter 7.
  Why? Because the author seems to have done his/her research. The science that the MC spouts off is verifiable and appears very much correct.
  I could NOT find any grammar or style errors. Very clean writing.
  The characters are 'alive' and weirdly enough, I actually can identify with them all.
  This book has ALOT of potential. PLEASE complete it. Cuz if you don't, I'm coming back to give it a 1 star rating.
• TacroyRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This is a great story, very much in the same vein as Charles Stross's Laundry series (but on the Sci-Fi end of the scale rather than Fantasy) and actually reminds me of David Langford's BLIT shorts or a modern-day version of some Alastair Reynolds.
  The only problem is that the author needs to cut out about 95% of the italics in each chapter. Don't take style advice from Christopher Nuttall.
• PeppermancerRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  I really like the idea of this story. It is fresh and new and exciting to read. But there are some kinks that really need to be worked out first.
  Let's start on characters. They are extremely one dimensional. They are all defined by a single characteristic. The mother is overbearing, Mei-Ling is smart, the Fullers are rich. You need to give them more depth. Why are these aspects of them important, how do these emotions and traits affect other parts of their personality. This especially shows with Sean. Right now he is just a bland character that happens to have a super power. The reader cannot understand or find anything else out about him. He is only what you describe him as, and right now he is defined only by his ability.
  Next is pace. Way too fast. We know so little about his daily life, that when the story picks up the reader is lost and confused. You write like you expect us to just KNOW things. Things that we couldn't possibly know. And then you realize it and spend a paragraph trying to cram it down our throats before moving on, treating the lack of knowledge as an afterthought. A simple way to fix this is to spend more time in the beginning to flesh out everyone and everything. It would actually help the character development as well.
  My final gripe is with your emphasis on way too many words. I'm going to write the rest of the paragraph, and try to get across what it feels like reading your story with all your italics. You emphasize so many words in such rapid succesion, that when an actual important word shows up that the reader should really hone in on and key in that that is an important detail, it is lost in the sea of other less important words. When you put emphasis on science terms, it doesn't do much for the reader other than confuse and bog them down. You are making even the word it feel more important than it has any right to be. You could easily get the same effect by simply capitalizing the I in It. It just feels like a bumpy road in an old car
• Hyperion915Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Spoiler: Spoiler
  How do I get rid of this? It won't go away lol
  This book'so got potential, but it's bogged down by a few things. First of all your characters are lacking, like the other dude said I don't know much about them at all despite how much you've written about them. The story is fine but you jump from eventhe to event and it feels rushed in those transitions. Even the events are somewhat ruined for me because all I've seen so far is technical jargon, which is fine and all but any explanation you give is either something I'm already familiar with or something I've got no clue about, neither of which really works out well in novel format. I read for plot, not to get overviews on different fields and things I may or may not already know. It's especially boring when it is something I know, and as a physics major most of the science stuff you're writing in is stuff I either know or have made some connections to with my current knowledge on the subject, which means I get absolutely nothing from those explanations. Stick to the story man, insert the science stuff into how you write the plot; don't just feed it to the readers, build the plot around it and give us some small tidbits of info along the way to make sure people dont get lost if needed
• A little worldRoyal Road

  ★★ 1.5

  Seriously... I thought this was about a laid back main character, not an apprentice to Darth Vader because he's got a hard on for rich people. Especially considering he wants to become rich himself and screw anybody else.
  This fic would be great, if the fic doesn't focus on the dude's hatred for just one damn second, and focus more on studying. The MC looks annoying as fuck.