Reviewer: Doodadad Signed [Report This]
Date: January 24 2022 10:37 PM Title: Hollow Victory

A bit over a year later, and this is still one of the best stories on the site. Apologies if this comes off as begging, but I hope the continuation/part 2 happens sometime in the near future.

Reviewer: MadHatter Signed [Report This]
Date: July 30 2020 3:08 AM Title: Hollow Victory

All I can think of here right now with the title "final battle" is...

"that was all it took?"

I mean.. Just an arrow or 2 and she was gone? Even after jacking all that power and size + the orb?

I dunno... That just felt incredibly anticlimactic overall. Tho the story isn't quite over yet I suppose so maybe something else happens. All I can do is wonder lol

Author's Response:

If all you saw was a few arrows hitting Kirinhalut, I suggest you reread it.  Bushwack's bleeding out, Margret's trying her best but outclassed, Sondra's magic does nothing no matter how hard she tries, and the main character is a second away from getting swallowed by the person he trusts the most before an estranged companion comes back just in time.  It's not about damage, it's about the fight.

Reviewer: Shaker Signed [Report This]
Date: June 12 2020 12:41 PM Title: Hollow Victory

Great chapter! I loved the action feeling of it and fact that our tiny hero managed to achieve his goals, displaying quite a bravery. Female antagonist who catched him was also greatly diplayed, generally while reading this story I really feel how small is our hero and it's great. As in previous review: my favourite story so far.

Also we got some very interesting pieces of world building: elven rulers valuating shrinked humans and also human queen ripping them of their laws, I think that if you would exapnd in future on these plot seeds, it could turn out to some very interesting plot and world history. We also got info of feys known as atomie.

 

I have some, imho interesting idea for a chapter in this story:
- our protagonist is captured/or finds asylum in city (not just a few huts but a real city) of beings as small as him or even smaller (it could happen after our hero shrinking even more but that's not that important).
- he either wants to be saved from this place or wants to lead peaceful life here. In first possible scenario giantesses party comes to save him/or some other giantess comes, maybe even unaware of our hero being there, for example human hating on feys for murdering her shrunken boyfriend/brother/son etc or elf wanting to capture tiny humans. The second variant, I think far more interesting, is Kirinhaluthad manipulating our party to attack and destroy city, maybe knowing that our hero is there or maybe not.
- as this story has strong D&D vibes for me, in D&D quite a lower power spell is enlarge person, making someone two (or if upgraded -three) times bigger. Our giantess party could use this spell amid attack on city, for example seeing that it has some suprisingly powerful magic defences. Seeing the grow inside attacked city would quite epic.
- generally our hero experiences dramatic desctrution of city, especially if Kirinhaluthad  manipulates party to attack town, it would be heart-wrecking for our hero to see his hope for peaceful life and maybe newly made friends literally crushed under feet.

Author's Response:

Thanks, glad you liked it!  I pride myself on being able to give the proper feeling of scale for a shrunken man, particularly around other people.

The story is already outlined, and while it's not rigid it's a firm map for where it's going and don't need further ideas.  I appreciate your interest and enthusiasm, though!

Reviewer: Lil Speck Signed [Report This]
Date: June 05 2020 12:38 AM Title: Hollow Victory

 Howdy.

  I don't remember where, exactly, but I thought I had read that your fantasy works were less popular than the others?

 

  Personally, I love the fantasy stuff, but the ones I usually read just don't have the things I'm interested in. I dunno. Mostly size difference. I like the real tiny stuff.

 

And this one? This series is one of my favorites. I really like it a lot. The Pixie was great, but this last chapter you added? Perfect. I would -hope- for our hero to experience that kind of shrink spell again, buuuut once may have been enough.

I don't usually write reviews. Heck, I've started a handful of stories and then just stopped. Just get too into my head and quit.

Anyways, love this story, hope it keeps going for a long time. Thanks for writing it!

Author's Response:

That was right here in these reviews!  It's difficult to get a following for a fantasy story, but it looks like once it gains traction it picks up.

Size comparison/difference should be a big part of any size story, I think, regardless of genre, even if it's just a foot or two.

I'm glad people like the pixie, since it lets me explore "what would a pixie do if she were suddenly a giantess to someone?"  Expect to see more of her, of course.  I've been thinking of a way to shrink him again for a bit since that was a fun chapter to write, but don't want it to seem too contrived.

I appreciate the review!  It seems silly, but it really gives writers a lot of encouragement to get them.  And I encourage you to work on your stories!  It may feel weird writing them at first, that's something you have to overcome in your own way.

You're welcome, and stick around!  This story's got a while to go yet.

Reviewer: MadHatter Signed [Report This]
Date: September 03 2018 4:04 PM Title: Hollow Victory

I haven't commented too much on all of your stories so far cause i'm a lazy ass (not afraid to admit that lol) but you have quickly become one of my top authors on the site lol.

Looking forward to the conclusion of the Prom incident story most of all right now but enjoying the side tales and such and these seperate ones just as much

Author's Response:

I always appreciate reads, even silent ones :) And I'm always working on new stuff now, and if you want to write more reviews they're a great way to make an author feel appreciated!