Star Pilot in a Woman's World

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Lt. Stryker of the United Earth Alliance Navy tests new technology that could have a far-reaching impact on humanity. While testing out the new engine on an old interceptor, things take a horrible turn and Lt. Stryker is sent to an alternate earth where his way home burns up on entry and things are quite different. To make matters worse, his body has reverted to that of a 16-year-old! Alone and cut off from the Alliance Navy, Lt. Stryker only has an implanted A.I. to keep him company. Follow Allen Stryker as he adapts to life on this new earth with only a quirky A.I. to assist him while unknowingly being observed by a determined government agent!

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Gryyzly

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Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 74
Views: 40,747

Chapters(23 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

smith29Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am a fan of the trope of male in a female dominated world and i am proud to say thta you are doing it well. The world building so far is good and not rushed and the dialogue is good. the protagonists behaves like a true fish ot of water. love it so far and want too see more.
sniper121121Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far its a damn good read, and a good reverse on modern sociaety. It has some spicy everyday life moments mixed with some futiristic. I can't wait to see what happens next, and see how things are twisted up. The main character is acting just i would if i was trapped in a strange place and reminds me of things i've gone through.
Andrew_WRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I'm a big fan of stories where a modern male from our world is put in the position of swapped gender roles with an uneven ratio of men and women, but they are not that common and many of the ones that do exist are just written as a background to a harem smutfest. "Star Pilot in a Woman's World" does things right. The consistencies and deviations in society feel appropriate in what I would consider a divergent world where culture has split from ours based on a relatively recent shift in guy/girl ratio; things like government departments to support vulnerable individuals seem more reasonable to me rather than immediate anarchy and tribes of women going to war to claim males. The best part about this story compared to others like it is that Gryyzly walks the line between making fun of and highlighting the differences; I have found myself laughing in scenes but in others being like, "huh, that IS bullshit that women in our world have to put up with that" based on stuff the MC is going through in the divergent world.
My few gripes are not story-breaking but do require a lengthy explanation, beginning with some of the cultural norms seeming a bit extreme/silly; for example, a topless male being (arguably) inappropriate nudity seems reasonable when compared to our world, but ladies in our world can wear tank tops so it feels a little overblown for that to be an issue in the divergent world. My second and third gripes are more sunjective. First, the women in the divergent world seem a little too outspoken in their horniness. This may make sense when we consider they are competing for a lot fewer males that in our world and thus need to be proactive, but some of the more egregious examples include the foster sister floating the idea of sex on day 1 (I'm perfectly fine with her thinking he is cute and immediately texting her friends, but I'd rather her have though something like "too bad he's going to be my brother"), and the adult police officer and government agent discussi