Dear reader,
Congratulations, you've reached the finish line! I hope you had as much fun reading this book as I did writing it. It's been a wild ride, and I couldn't have done it without you.
But the race isn't over yet! If you're still itching for more, then I've got good news for you. I have a whole pit crew of books waiting for you over on Amazon and of course on Royal Road!. They're revved up and ready to go, so don't be afraid to give them a spin.
Past the Redline's audiobook is also being discussed right now! We're in the middle of negotiations though, so nothing's entirely confirmed yet! I'll let everyone know once that's ready to go.
If you want to take your support to the next level, then consider joining my Patreon pit crew. It's like having a team of personal mechanics working to help me make the best books possible, and you get to be part of the action!
Now, I'll be honest with you. Like any good race, this book had its share of bumps and twists. There are plenty of things I wish I could have done differently. But just like any great driver, I gave it my all and left everything on the track.
Thank you for taking this journey with me. I hope you had as much fun as I did, and I can't wait to see you at the next starting line.
Vroom vroom! Caw caw,
RavensDagger
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This story could go far with its premise, but that's just me.
It's just me, but I don't like when a story is set up for a sequel that may never happen. In this case, it's as if the MC has won the race only to go and say I'm done with racing after winning the semi-final/runners-up race. It just does not fit the depiction of the MC.
It's just as if the MC's heart has given up.
@Nicolae ?
Ah sad that such a good story finishes so abruptly.
It is a nice and fun story which I enjoyed a lot, like most of your work, but I have a soft spot for Sci-fi. And even if this ends and I hope if gets any sort of gratifying conclusion, lt makes me anticipate your future Sci-fi stories even more.
Thanks for the Story and keep up the good work. ^^
Oh, check out Noblebright then! I haven't started posting it on here yet, but it's on RR and Spacebattles!
oh I am already reading that in addition to most oft your recent ish novels of which I don't seam to be able to get enough of ^^
To be honest I don't enjoy Noblebright as much as I did Past the Redline since it sits in this awkward zone for me were it ain't silly enough nor not stoking my liking for hard Sci-fi enough, so I like it but it is't as much up my ally as Past the Redline is. It is still worth the read and I'm looking forward to each new chapter.
You sure do enjoy puns, huh?
I recognize that my insatiability for fiction/media/narrative influences my opinions here, but it feels like things have only just barely started only to cut off. There have only been like 2 arcs, 4 if you’re being very generous but that’s specifically just splitting each arc into two sub arcs. There is clear and evident buildup for what the next arc(s) are, and the epilogue serves more as a consolation prize and guillotine blade than an actual ending. Epilogue for the first book in a series, sure it works, but for a standalone? Probably still does too, but it’s like getting Wile E Coyote’d in the middle of an interstate highway, full speed into the mural. At least to me, and evidently some others.
Positivity time! This is a very well written novel and very engaging, and even without my tech-addiction this is probably a page turner. Can’t speak outside my experiences, sorry. A great many plot threads and character interactions + arcs are well set up and foreshadowed (but are cut short). I hadn’t expected for racing to be able to be interesting in a non visual medium (as in not a movie, I am using my eyes for this) but I was pleasantly surprised on that front! The quality of this novel is what stoked my voracity to this degree, there are plenty of cases where something will simply stop instead of actually ending and I won’t care, I will instead simply move on to the next thing immediately. I read this in a single sitting, albeit with a few interruptions. Under half a day. Yesterday was Magical Girl Crystal Genocide, also in its entirety. My next meal of RavensDagger’s is likely The Isekai Will Be Livestreamed, though I suppose at a chapter count of 16 appetizer might be more appropriate. Snack, even. I binged the first 3-4 books of Stray Cat Strut in maybe 2-3 days, no longer than 5 I’d wager. I mean, I read all of Homestuck 1 (sans credits, those weren’t out yet) in a week so that’s to be expected. And that was back when I still had commitments, in that case highschool. I wonder how fast I could speed read it if I deliberately dedicate myself to the task.
What I’m sorta building up to is that I kinda prefer and seek out things with abnormal amounts of content because they just simply last longer than something others likely find a sensible length. And that’s entirely on me, not something anyone should try to cater for only on my account. I sometimes even watch videos at double speed. I don’t know where I’m going with this. Final advice, sorry if arrogant?: true, final conclusions need to tie up the story/plot/story thread, Diana is not very much closer to her long term goals at the end of this novel then she was in the first chapter, and the Tyrant Cracker hasn’t seemed to really help her with that at all besides giving her a few more opportunities to scan warp rings. Expand her social circle and notoriety, sure, but help her get back to earth? Zilch. Also, I think a well received ending needs to be telegraphed in advance, and then a cool-down after the climax. That’s key to making it 'feel' like an ending.