By Ruskbyte
Reviews
Cuey posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 12:41pm
I've never read the Culture novels but this seems interesting, I can't wait to see more.
Ashley Drury posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 12:37pm
Interesting start. I look forward to seeing how you develop the story.
Keep it up.
davidiusbrown posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 12:21pm
Since the Culture timeline is somewhat open to conjecture, maybe Harry can learn Occulmency from the greatest Leglimens of all, Grey Area, a.k.a Meatfucker, one of the ex-culture ships found in
Excession.
At the very least, Harry could exclaim at Snape, "Get the hell out of my mind Meatfucker!"
And Harry would get to attend Hogwarts with a Drone.
Not to mention that Harry can spend his History of Magic lectures glanding drugs.
Great concept.
JBern posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 11:28am
Welcome back.~Jim
goofy posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 11:19am
A very interesting story so far, I look forward to seeing what you have in mind, and it's good to see you back and writing again. I only hope that you are able to continue with Backwards Compatible as that is one of my favorite stories
Happy New Year!
Mal-3 posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 11:09am
Holy shit.
If you pull this one off, man, you'll have earned a spot in Crossover Valhalla. HP and the motherfucking *Culture* is something I'd never imagined anybody *ever* having the stones to try, much less *post.*
Minor Culturnik quibble: Since it's Sma who's, ah, *borrowing* lil' Harry, why didn't you have her on the Arbitrary from "State of the Art"? In the straight Culture timeline it was just there four years back...
Anyway. Trainwreck or glory, this one's gonna be legendary. And if nothing else, it'll help kill time until Matter comes out next month. ;)
aboulhosnc posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 11:08am
So glad that you are getting into writing again. I think this is really a great start to a story but just a start. I really can't take an oppinion on it either way since it is considerably short on story itself. Is this story going to be about Harry in an Iain M. Banks world. or a Harry raised in an Iain M. Banks going to hogwarts. Either way I am certainly looking forward to how you see this through
Stanley Chalk posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 11:08am
I like the plot. It is something that I have not considered reading before. I am looking forward to see were you go with this story. I am glad you are still writing. It has been awhile since you produced a chapter here and I missed the enjoyment you produce from you writing.
Musings of Apathy posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 10:30am
It looks like a great start to a story. I have never encountered the IM Banks books, but your writing appears to make that unnecessary. I didn't read the top notes until after reading the chapter, and so thought this was another Star Wars cross, until they didn't connect Magic to the Force, ruling that out. I am glad to see something new being thrown into the mix.
Thank you for writing.
Mike (MoA)
Roberta Johnson posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 10:29am
Happy New Year! What a nice story to wake up to!
Sue posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 10:20am
Welcome back, I enjoyed the start of this story, but I do not recognize the cross? Is it a cross over? Or do you just have an incredabley rich imangination?
Sue
Katherine posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 9:58am
I love it. Will Harry show these advanced beings that there is such things as magic and help him develop his powers? Or will they teach him that magic does not exist? Can't wait for the next chapter.
Are you ever going to update your story Backwards Compatible.
Jamey posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:30am
YAYYYY!!!!!!!!!! Ruskbyte is back!!!
Welcome back, and thanks for a *VERY* interesting start! You've created one of the better lead-ins to a Technomage that I've seen. I've only read one book so far about The Culture, but it's a very fascinating universe that I really need to read more of. How much of that universe have you read?
After a year and change, we're very happy to see you back - and don't think Backwards Compatible is the only story of yours that we're hoping for a continuation of - Flying Without A Broom and From The Abyss could also use some more Ruskbyte-lovin!
MarinePotterfan posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:26am
Welcome back, I can't wait to see were you go with this story.
MPF
theM posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:26am
It's certainly an interesting prologue... Welcome back Rusk :)
Random_Guy posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:24am
Wonderful! I don't think I've ever seen any fanfiction cross over with the Culture.
For those who haven't read the books and don't want to google:
The Culture
Diziet Sma
There's a lot to play with, and it will be interesting to see where Ruskbyte takes this.
*ponders* what will Harry's reaction to Dumbledore using legilimency be? (cf. GCU Grey Area).
And what would his approach to the Voldemort problem be?
I'm intrigued, and looking forward to reading the rest of the story.
Wonderbee31 posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:23am
All right, and glad to see you back and writing again. Now, this is looking to be something quite different indeed, and cannot wait to see whaat happen when Harry returns, and what he might think of being with, as Ash might say, "primitive screw-heads." Going to be fun to see how he handles being back on his homeworld again, and how it handles him.
DiscountNinja posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 8:14am
Ruskbyte! It's so great to hear from you =D I hope you're doing well, and that you've had a good holiday season and all. Happy New Year too!
I've never read any of Iain M. Bank’s books, will they be nessescary for the reading of this story?
Not having read any of that material, it makes this particularly interesting to me, as I've not got a single clue about any of it past what you've written =)
(I think my main beef with crossovers is that I already know a lot of what is said, so it feels old and boring ... but, having never encountered Iain Bank before, this one (while not a corssover) has really grabbed my interest =)
Happy New Year!
Matthew Sands posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 7:07am
Wow. Full marks for originality, with bonus points for characterisation of Culture characters.
Of course, the question does spring to mind as to how exactly that poor owl is going to get to him(and in what condition) in ten years time.
Sheepstamper posted a comment on Tuesday 1st January 2008 12:48pm