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"Dick Thruster and the Passion Pirates" By Nikos Ravoni
(Spaceman Spiff sex) 10,10,10
"Dick Thruster and the Passion Pirates" by Nikos Rovani (reason2sin@innocent.com) guest review by Sandman (sandman@bitsmart.com). Sci-Fi stories can be tricky for a reader. There's more chance you'll find some nubile vixen reaching orgasm from the slimy touches of a jaxinian sand worm than the more "normal" male/female interactions. This is the problem, I suspect, most readers have with stories labeled Sci- Fi. But a story review can put those fears to rest. Rest assured, this story is strictly a human male/multiple human female story that just happens to take place in the future. Dick and Dick's dick have been in space far, far too long as Dick's dick continually reminds him. Being in space does something to a CosCop (Cosmic Cop); you learn to talk in cliches and you learn to hold complete conversations with your dick. It makes for some pretty interesting conversations indeed, when Dick and Dick's dick are captured by space pirates. This is at first a source of tension since the pirates are showing an unhealthy interest in both Dick and Dick's dick, but tension soon turns to witty and giddy delight when Dick and Dick's dick find they've been captured by FEMALE pirates -- talk about luck! Dick's dick finds itself in Dick's dick's dick heaven. Sorry just wanted to see if I could get away with that last sentence :-) LOL is a cliche in the on-line world, but this story definitely had me laughing out loud in the real world. The story is witty, funny, and tongue-in-cheek enough for even the most hardened readers of this newsgroup. In a way the story is very similar to some of M1ke Hunt's stuff and for those going through M1ke withdraw, this is a worthy substitute. M1ke never wrote a sci-fi piece, but if he ever did something tells me it would be very much like this. The only thing I would have liked to see different in this story would be BLANK LINES between the paragraphs and between dialog lines. This really didn't distract from the reading once I got use to it, but as the only distraction in an otherwise perfectly good story I feel compelled to point it out. The white space serves as markers for the readers' eyes, making it easier to know where they are and where they've been. In my scores I should knock off a point for this in Athena, but I'm going to be lenient here -- maybe because I'm just in such a good mood right now, but mostly because a ten in the appeal to reviewer category allows me to overlook the negligible flaws in an otherwise outstanding story. In summary I find myself highly recommending ""Dick Thruster and the Passion Pirates," and at 16k (maybe a 15 minute read for slow readers) there's no excuse not to judge the story for yourself. {Celestial note: "... even the most hardened readers.... " - do I have naive reviewers or what?} Ratings for "Dick Thruster and the Passion Pirates" Athena (technical quality): 10 -- Had too much fun to find problems. Venus (plot & character): 10 -- Great idea. Sandman (appeal to reviewer): 10 - Highly recommended. |