by Colleen Thomas
Colly, have you ever considered submitting this to a publisher? Like a novel kinda thing? I'm sure you have, because I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking it should be on bookstore shelves. *HUGS*
It's marvelous, as addictive as it was the first time I saw a tiny little piece. I think over time I've run out of words to praise this and I haven't even scratched the surface of what there is to say. I love it.
You have no idea how honored I am to be part of this! I love it now just like I loved it when I first read it, Colly. It's absolutely wonderful, and as Becca said, it belongs on the bookshelves (can I get an autographed copy?) ~Cloudy
Congrats! This is an amazing story. I agree that you should submit it to a publisher. Great character developement, and realistic dialogue.
As a long time lover of both 'future fiction' and erotica I could not stop reading. One of the best works I have read in many a moon. Better than Heinlein's 'Lazarus Long' series simply because of its erotic content.
A great mix of eroticism and sci-fi and war.
Like others have mentioned, I wouldnt mind paying for this in an anthology type book.
I'll be sure to check out your other work.
That's good.
Very nice piece of work, Colleen.
Now I have to go and work off an adrenaline jag.
This should be published. I only know of one SF writer who is in your league. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read such a good piece of work.
I'll add my vote: I think you should submit this for print. I'd definitely buy your work if it was in a bookstore. Thank you for putting it up here.
the old master would be proud of you. it was like reading him again (except for the sex) a very nice yarn. i will read it again. but not too night. a nice write. i an jealous. Lady you are GOOD!!! if you haven't read the master try to find him in a used book store maybe the 'moon is a harsh mistress'. dear Colleen are a direct descentant. again he would be proud.
Grabs ahold of the reader in the first sentence and never lets go. This is an amazing story Colly, you really should listen to what everyone here is telling you and consider submitting this to a publisher, it really is that good.
You truly are one of the most talanted writers on Lit.
you've decided to share this story with the rest of Lit. I remember reading it the first time and being caught up in it.
What I would give to spend a day inside your head.
Colleen:
I don't think I have ever been disappointed in one of your stories; this is simply outstanding! It's even been left open for future 'episodes', and should you ever decide to pursue that option, it would no doubt be every bit as fantastic.
This is, as expected, a fantastic story. It is very well written as well. However, there are a few minor errors that take away from the overall story. Such as referring to Rebel as Rebecca and other misrepresentation of some characters. The story is one of the best I've seen! But some careful editing would not be a bad idea.
An excellent piece of fiction and a very captivating read.
Thanks yery much!
Absolutely nothing. Just one great big..WOW !!!!
I loved it the first time I read it......I love it even more second time around. And now I can't wait for the follow up. As always, the plot, environments, dialogue and characterisation are impeccable, but those characters are so much more appealing in their familiarity. We can add faces to the characters, flesh them out, and the story is even more alive than before. That said, this is a superb piece of writing, and really should be out there in the bookshops, wowing the socks of the reading public. Please do it. For them. Mat xxxxx
Colly, you really made this a fabulous read!!! Thank you so much for just giving this mere mortal an opportunity to read this. Fabulous.
Colly, this was a beautiful story. You did a fantastic job of weaving in the love story along with the battle and the other aspects of what they were dealing with. Loved it!
Wow! i love it, you allways write great stories, but this one is captivating, congrats, keep writing, looking forward for a follow up
Wonderful story - I loved how you weaved all of the elements together to tell a real story, and made me care for the characters. When the klaxon went for the last battle I was really worried that Erica or Rebel might die! I have read quite a few of your other stories but I have to say that this is my favourite one!
Is it too much to ask for a follow up? ;)
Read it about 3 times or something like that, and still think it is a wonderful story. The characters are deep, and the background story is solid, explaining the universe in a few details without being to technical, and ruining the atmosphere. I can not say anything else, than it is a absolute wonderful story, and I would not mind seeing a sequel. I like you writting, though there is a few missing words a few places and some places where the names are mixed up, but one of the stories with fewer slips, considering its length.
Yet another great tale. Kudos! At first i was like too many charactors ahhhhhggg! But after the introduction phase everything blended together amazingly. Well not so amazingly concidering your one of my favorite authors :p Any how, thank you very much for this great story and again i wait in anticipation of your next triumph :)
Once again - a marval of a tale. You could send Gene Rodenberry running like mad. Now for the screenplay? I'd love to see this story in action. Vivid details and the love stories are excellent. As always - you're my favorite!
Love,
Lindy
My god that was fantastic and I am just at a loss of what to say! You have always been one of my favorite authors here and after reading this story you just made my favorite authors period. If you ever publish a book you have got to let me know so that I can try to get a copy mailed to me here in Korea.
Wonderful simply wonderful. Love all your stories but this was really great. Looking forward to reading more sci fi stories you write.
This is a fantastic story, and fully qualifies as both erotica and literature. The scope, pacing, and length of the story are all perfect, and the characters take on real humanity as we get to know them.
As attached to the characters as we have all become, there are a lot of comments here calling for a sequel. A part of me wants to agree, but another part of me feels like your story as it stands begins and ends in just the right places. I would certainly encourage you to write more SF, and possibly even write something else set in the same universe, but don't feel like you have to write a sequel just because everyone wants one. Use your judgement as a writer as to whether or not a sequel is what you want to write; you have certainly demonstrated that your judgement is good.
You did a great job with this story! Please continue with this story line!
You are an awesome writer Colleen. This story looked really imposing at first because of the length, adn i felt tears a few times though it. God damn, thank you.
finished, just in time to see it win a well deserved award. Wonderful, it took my breath away, so much action and emotion and drama. I loved every page.
This is my favorite story from my favorite author in all of Literotica. I really love they way you get into the chars. It give the whole piece a really nice flow and makes it very gripping. I can only hope that we will see more pieces from this briliant author in the future :)
Simply wonderful,
Sweettooth2069
Top Gun meets ID4 meets Hot Lesbian Action with great characters written classically and well. Read this- you will enjoy. The greatest lesbian stories I have ever seen come from Colleen Thomas, and they were a huge influence on my writing and life. This particular story is one of her best. She is missed greatly by all who knew her, and respected too. This story is one of her best.
Beautiful interweaving of action and... action, sci-fi & girl-girl. Added to favourites.
One of the very best erotic tales I have ever read. In "The Furies", Colleen Thomas displays a powerful imagination; extensive technical knowledge (a service background?); great feel for her characters, and their lovemaking; and all woven together with solid writing skills. Top job!
Hard and fast no pun intended... ok so maybe a little one. Sharp bursts of emotional resonance at all the right places. Well done.
It is with great sadness and great nostalgia I read this story. There is none other like it and the bleak mood of the characters' struggles and accomplishments saturates my mind when I read this. Colleen was taken from us much too soon, a great author and a wonderful person. This, I consider to be her magnum opus, for it is a story of such grandness and sadness that I can't help but imagine; "What if?" What if Colleen had continued to write stories set in the Authority setting? I will never know the answer to that question, and that is simply heart wrenching to me.
This story quite literally took my breath away.
All I can say is, thankyou.
It was lovely. A few parts of it was so touching that my eyes was teary. Thank you.
You really had me believing that it was the end for Rebel when she went in to save Boss. I even got teary eyed. And when those two finally got together, I totally felt the tension and then the love that finally overcame all the nervousness and hesitation. What a great story!!
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I saw that you haven't submitted anything new to Lit, but I hope you haven't stopped writing all together - you are too good to stop.
This is really fantastic! It's been a long time since I was so engaged by a wonderful story and I think this deserves to be in print. I'd buy it and I'm sure the others who commented would too :)
i was just reaading a comment and found out that colleen is no more...i read this story a few months ago and i really thought it was awesome...one of the best here on this site. and i have read some of her other stuff...i really hope that you are happy wherever u are now, and know that your stories continue to be awe-inspiring, sensational, sensual...and most of all, so fuckin' sexy, i could (and i did) cum again and again.
really wish u were alive, and could write some more.
my prayers go to your loved ones...
i was just reaading a comment and found out that colleen is no more...i read this story a few months ago and i really thought it was awesome...one of the best here on this site. and i have read some of her other stuff...i really hope that you are happy wherever u are now, and know that your stories continue to be awe-inspiring, sensational, sensual...and most of all, so fuckin' sexy, i could (and i did) cum again and again.
really wish u were alive, and could write some more.
my prayers go to your loved ones...
great job on this story,colleen.....it really is amazing, and some of the details that u've potraied are fantastic!!
of course,the sex was incredible too ;)
Best story on this site, it's too bad Colleen isn't writing anymore because all her stuff is grade A quality.
I think you will find that Ms. Thomas has left this world for the next. She truly was great. One of the best authors I have ever read and not just in erotica.
about once in a year I find myself back here rereading this story.
It might just be truly the best I ever read.
Such amazing skillfull storytelling.
This world has really lost one of it's best.
I will be back
This was like Wing Commander 2, but waaaaay hotter and romantic.
I actually wish you kept this story going longer. I have enjoyed most of your stories... all of them actually except for two. You are really talented.
This is hands down in the top 3 stories I've ever read online, if not the very best, on this site or elsewhere. I cannot imagine anything that would make this story anymore perfect than it already is. I would like to thank you for such a fantastic read, and hope that you continue writing, in this life or the next. 5 stars all the way.
I know it's erotic FICTION.
Starts with promise, really bogs in the middle, & ends like a Hollywood script.
Truer ending 1: Air Boss sends all fighters out to defend the fleet & suffer heavy casualties, including Rebel. Never knows love again.
Truer ending 2: Why is the Air Boss taking a fighter out? Rebel continues on assigned flight path to target & Erica succumbs to superior numbers (15:1 can only be survived in fiction). Rebel dies inside & either crawls into the bottle, or becomes the fleet's highest Ace, fueled by hatred.
Author writes lesbian well, but the miltary stuff is sooooo cliche & predictable.
I'm guessing she never served a day in her life.
Some lines are NOT crossed. Duty, Honor, Loyalty. A last night fling before a suicide mission, yes, risking an entire career for puppy love, no.
I have never read a Colleen Thomas storie i did not like. it is very sad that her voice has been silenced. she was a trully wonderful writer and will be missed by any one lucky enough to read any of her works..
Good sci-fi and some love to go with the sex. I hope with the new format showcasing highly rated stories more readers will be exposed to Colleen Thomas.
omg I'm going to cry stop it why is this so emotional
Just a touch of romance complemented the action without drowning it, making The Furies a story to remember.
I normally enjoy a good story (this is one of the best) and let the author dictate the ending without comment but I love these characters so much I have to know that they made it back alive.
Can you write a final chapter ... or maybe I really don't want to know.
Thank you for writing this wonderful piece. This is, by far, your best work.
One hell of a story! Space Cowgirls, just Wow! I suspect some Navy in your background, written in the best of Navy tradition. Thank you for it!
Semper Fi!
Sorry, to much lez sex, not enough action and the plot disappeared after the first six or so pages.
Its like all these male harem stories, since when does everyone randomly become ok with group sex or suddenly turn gay just because...
great start and had me hooked, disappointed by the end. Written ok, bad grammar though
JC
How do lose the plot 1/3 of the way in when it's Starship Troopers but with lesbians and lizard people?
Dear Colleen,
Thank you for writing this adoring story. You are an amazing writer! I really enjoy your work, but this.is one of the best. Most stories you wrote are greatly written, with a very though trough plot. There's just one thing I miss in most of your stories... In my opinion the story mostly starts where you end it... But not in this case, it's more elaborated and has a form of ending... With a possibility for a sequel. Nicely done :)
Please keep on writing stories like this for us romantic lesbians;).
Xx Catharina
..., I read a lot of SciFi in my (much) younger days, and didn't really feel like it would interested me. Was I ever wrong!
Once I started, I couldn't stop! And it was, without question, one of THE best stories I've ever read!
One hell of a great read. 5 unquestionably well deserved stars, an instant Favorite, and I will probably start reading it again, as soon as I post this comment. There's just always some little things that I somehow miss when I become this involved in a great story, and they are usually important things.
Besides, it certainly merits a re-read on it's own.
Colleen, wherever you may be, I hope you can see how much I enjoyed it, and how truly sad I am that you're not with us anymore.
The amount of time and effort you put into this story was phenomenal, and I am truly grateful for your doing so.
Thank you, so very much.
I started to, but figured I had read enough SciFi in my youth.
But as I found myself reading, I couldn't stop! And I'm really glad I didn't.
Plenty of action, plenty of hotness, and the depth and detail was fantastic!
Before I added my second comment I didn't see that my first had posted.
Apologies.
A great story full of humanity with plenty of sci-fi action. From one of the best writers ever to grace this site.
What's there to say, words can't even begin to describe the motion picture these well crafted words created in my mind's vision. Great job!!!
Just one day remaining in 2018, and this is still a most wonderful read! Perfect for my cold northern location. Five Stars of course.
It's always wonderful when literotica destroys the formatting on older stories.
Most times, this genre of sci-fi doesn't work for me but you did a fantastic job wii it.
Thanks a lot
WAR what is this good for, absolutely nothing ….. we have this knowledge, we live life forward but understand it backwards, so we have the knowledge as there is NO winner in a War, just looser ….. this was a hell of tale and yes a real winner 🏆 ….. CT you have been a brilliant writer and thank you for your heritage
Namaste 🙏 💝💝💝💝💝✨✨✨✨✨🌸☘️