Reset, Chapter 1
novel, hard science fiction, science fiction
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March 3, 4:04pmWork Description
Two physicists make a discovery that will change the universe, literally.
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A beginning.
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The explosion blossomed uncontrolled, its wavefront travelling at the speed of light. It cascaded through planets, stars and galaxies – obliterating all – shredding the atoms into their tiniest components.
Thousands of years passed and gradually, in the immense heat of the fireball, the universe began to reform. But this time it was different.
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Nice cliff hanger on the end!
The change between the prologue and Chapter 1 seemed pretty jarring. I had to go back and look over it again. Aside from that, nice little teaser that's caught my attention and leaves me wondering what's next.
I do wish it would have been a little longer, however I still really enjoyed it. I am not here to give advice but more to learn. I have discovered the diverse talents here that show real emotions, and opinoins,and desires, and a crossroads where I think we all connect if even for a breif occasion. But getting pack to YOUR work I did enjoy it. I will be on the look out for more of you stuff so please, keep on sharing. and remember, It's not a critique if you only think it, so please postscribe it. Thanks!
Please don't be offended, but here's a little nit-picking. An explosion that sent matter that destroyed everything would have to have mass, and if it has mass, it couldn't travel at light speed, although the the massless particles such as photons and the EMR wave could. Since i think you're talking about a second, ot third iteration of the universe, and you look at the early history of this universe you'd find a time scale of billions of years for re-formation. And since nothing can go faster than light, and the universe's most distant Quasars are about 20-25 billion light-years distant, that's a long time.
One way out of this might be Inflation theory, which states that at the big bang the universe suddenly expanded to near its present size, that might work. Special Relativity forbids objects within space to travel faster than light, but space itself can expand faster than light. So if this a second big-bang, that one might work.
Forgivethe detailed criticism. I wouldn't have pointed this out if the tag hadn't said hard science fiction. That genre has some tough rules.
This story of yours, Reset, is brilliant. The whole change the universe thing has been given a new twist. I wish the chapter was longer though. The cliffhanger ending is nice very....cliffhanging. I believe you should definitely look into a sci- fi career. You would turn everything upside down.
I enjoyed the prologue but it leaves me with questions I'm sure will be answered later on but who is the child and how much of a role will it play in the story? What kind of person is the elder?
Another well written part, yet it seems almost too short. There seems to be something lacking in this simplicity that could be found in it predecessor. Other than the length, the story is wonderfully written. It intrigues the reader into wanting to learn more about this reborn universe.
The detail is well thought out. It is understandable, yet in accordance with the advanced word choices of traditional science fiction. The story itself seems to be well written and should provide an interesting read for those interested. Well done again sir.



Though it was short, I still loved it, Kajikawa Niigata (This is one cool name you have got)! I enjoy your sense of science fiction through even the smallest of chapters!
"Thousands of years passed and gradually, in the immense heat of the fireball, the universe began to reform. But this time it was different" was my favorite part (For instance your number one quote that you did!) of this short chapter. This is very interesting and brilliant indeed! Keep up the good work.
P.S. You have a great career of writing right ahead of you. I wish to hear more of your science fictional creativity!