Vanessa Ravencroft: Blog

Adventures of a Greenie: Off Planet
(Vol II of the Greenie Saga)
© 2020

Foreword to my readers
The first Volume of Roy Masters tells us about him growing up on Green Hell. It is the story of a Teenager growing up on the most dangerous jungle planet in the known universe; a plot of the Kermac to recover a Saresii shipwreck of the first age of knowledge which includes the secret of the Translocator cannons, the backbone of Union military superiority. In the chain of events, Roy's parents are killed by pirates while they are onboard a Union science cruiser and on their way to a planet in the otherwise mostly unexplored Spinward sector.
Roy meets a mysterious nonsentient lifeform of incredible abilities, that bonds with him and becomes known as Partner.
The young man has little in common with his emotionally detached and all science focused parents, has been more or less raised by a former Marine who owns the only farm on Green Hell, growing a plant native to Green Hell that is the basis of a very potent psionic enhancing drug, sold to a pharmaceutical company as a basis of several medical treatments of psionic maladies.
Roy, after graduating from Union basic school, is sent to an off-planet college by his parents.
He prevents an assassination attempt, apparently aimed at a Klack delegation, meets the President of the United Stars of the Galaxies, learns of the apparent fate of his parents and meets mysterious Cara, officially a PSI Corps agent assigned to the security detail of the president.
In the further development of the story, Roy meets the Wurgus Patriarch and the Immortal Admiral Richard Stahl.
The story concludes with the Kermac scheme revealed, the president unmasked as a Kermac spy and operative and a declaration of war.
The original second volume of Roy's story takes place years later when he had become a Union Marine, with flashbacks to the time he left Green Hell.
This is what I attempted, all the way to Chapter 18, in the volume called "Galaxy at War".
To me it seemed a novel, a different way of telling a story, but I am continue to receive messages and critique of my readers and fans. They express to be confused or dissatisfied with this form of the story.
I conducted a poll on my Pateron page, and while the apparent majority encouraged me to continue the story as is. I am losing subscribers and not just one.
While I gained readers and praise for the Eric Olafson saga, Roy's story as it is told receives much critique and private messages expressing a dislike for the format.
Therefore I am rewriting the story in two parts, with a linear time line.
The current version of "Galaxy at War" is now a Non-Canon story. I will eventually delete it from Patreon and Stories0nine.net. It will remain on my GalNet site under the category "Roy Master's Fragments".
Simultaneously, I am now publishing two volumes. First "Adventures of a Greenie: Off Planet" followed secondly by "Adventures of a Greenie: Galaxy at War"
I deeply apologize to my readers for the confusion and hope this step will restore your expectations regarding my stories.
I apologize to those who expressed their support towards the original version as it was told.
I promise it will tell the same story, and add much detail to it.
With this said, I welcome you to follow me in this new telling of Roy Master's tale.
As always I first and foremost write because I must write, but what is a writer without readers? It is you my audience that brings this our Universe to life and there is nothing more paramount than your opinion and your enjoyment of my tales.
With this I say thank you and assure you, I will do my best to entertain you.

Ad Astra
Vanessa Ravencroft

Dear Readers,

the Erica/Eric saga is concluded and I have turned to the Roy Masters cycle.
I am telling the story with two timelines, one following Roy's current adult life and the other his journey as a teenager leading to his decision to become a Space Marine.

Now some of my friends and readers at my Patreon page. said the plot is hard to follow and they would prefer a single linear story with one timeline
I am not entirely sure how I can fix the "back and forth" jumping in the timeline.
One idea is writing an entire volume before Galaxy at War.
That would mean however the deletion of the current story and rewriting the whole arc.
I am actually playing with that idea, but it would need serious changes and the current story not being canon and relegate to the archives of my GalNet wiki.
ly make friends in his age group, that share more time with him.
But I too miss the Olafson gang and yes I miss Meeze, who certainly mixed things up.
I started a Poll (on my Patreon page) and I made it a public post so everyone can if so desired participate.
You can of course also simply drop me a message and tell me what you think.
Yes, I am the author but I write for you my audience and your input is important to me.

Vanessa

p.S. As always I like to add the link to my GoFundMePage. There you can support my writing (No obligation or request

Happy New Years my friends
Had my bypass surgery and recover from it. It wasn't very pleasant but I am now on the way to recovery. I still have to get a pacemaker. They want to wait for a little so the graft heals.

As for Roy. I have posted all existing chapters and now will post new chapters every week as usual.

To all of you, thank you so much for making 2019 a wonderful year.

I am looking forward to 2020 and in this spirit and sentiment.

HAPPY NEW YEARS

to all of you!!

Vanessa

As always I like to add the link to my GoFundMePage. There you can support my writing (No obligation or request

To all my readers, fans and friends.
2019 was an eventful year for me, to say the least. I was fine all my life and then in 2019 I was diagnosed with cancer and suffered a heart attack recently.
I closed the doors to my business in California (Burbank) after over 27 years.
But it was also a successful year in terms of my writing.
I started Patreon and it took off like a rocket.
I gained lots of readers on SOL and I finished my Eric Olafson Saga (10 Volumes)
I finally managed to hire a professional editor. (To edit a novel I intend to present to traditional publishers)
An appeal to my friends and fans resulted in an outpour of incredible sentiment and unprecedented help.

With all this said, I am looking forward to 2020 and would like to wish you all a blessed Christmas, happy holidays and a successful new year.

Ad Astra

Vanessa Ravencroft

A new reader asked:

Where should I start if I want a starting point for your epic?

Here on Stories Online, I recommend the Eric Olafson Saga, as it is complete

Here os the Order:

1) Eric Olafson, Neo Viking (Volume 1 EO Saga) by Vanessa Ravencroft
https://storiesonline.net/s/18473/eric-olafson-neo-viking

2) Eric Olafsion, First Journeys (Vol 2 Eric Saga)
https://storiesonline.net/s/18531/eric-olafsion-first-journeys

3) Eric Olafson, Fleet Cadet (Vol 3 GC 29)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19024/eric-olafson-fleet-cadet

4) Eric Olafson, Midshipman (Vol 4 GC 30)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19031/eric-olafson-midshipman

5) Eric Olafson, Space Pirate (Vol 5, GC 31)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19033/eric-olafson-space-pirate

6) Eric Olafson, Captain Black Velvet (Vol 6. GC 32)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19201/eric-olafson-captain

7) Erica Olafson, Adventures of the Tigershark (Vol 7, GC 33)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19496/adventures-of-the-uss

8) Erica Olafson, Voyages of the Tigershark (Vol 8, GC 34)
https://storiesonline.net/s/19941/erica-olafson-voyages

9) Erica Olafson, Journeys of the Tigershark (Vol 9, GC 35)
https://storiesonline.net/s/20509/journeys-of-the-uss

10) Erica Olafson, Rise of the Dark One (GC Vol 10, GC 36)
https://storiesonline.net/s/21483/erica-olafson-rise-of