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Hell Below, Vacuum Above by Soluslupus (critique requested)

Hell Below, Vacuum Above (critique requested)

Soluslupus

Some science fiction I wrote, about a city aloft in the clouds of Venus. A bit of cautionary tale if humanity expands without taking care of its problems. I'm not going to claim the science is completely legit, though floating cities on Venus are possible, using Oxygen as a "lighter than air" filler, high above the sulfuric acidic clouds, and where the pressure and temperature is far closer to Earth's. The only problem is, I forgot the highly strong winds in the Venusian atmosphere (around 370 km/h above the clouds), and that is one reason I really dislike the story in the current phase.

I rushed the ending and am not very happy with it; I plan to do a massive rewrite later, though I have other projects I wish to do for now. I was writing it with intent to publish to a magazine that has a strict page limit, hence the rushed nature.

Still, I AM open to critiques! Just keep what I said in mind when reading.

Again, no furries. Just showing off some of my writing for now, take down this slew of stories later.

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    Delicious, delicious, science fiction. Cheers on you for sharing!

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      Thank you very much! <3 I intend to write more in the future :)

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        My favorite part was the first scene with the graffiti and the anti-Terran preacher. It was cleanly written and compelling, and showed you'd put thought into the scenario of the story (without beating your readers over the head, "HEY LOOK AT HOW HARD I WORKED ON THIS STORY"). It got me hooked right away, and I couldn't help but finish it after that.

        Since you wanted critique.

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          Thank you! I really appreciate that. It's nice to know what works and what doesn't. :)