THE ACE AWARDS 2020 || COMPLETED

SCIENCE FICTION RESULTS !!

SCIENCE FICTION RESULTS

Thanks to the incredibly fast judge, raymac_eric, the results are in prematurely!

[ 1ST PLACE ]

Goliath Fallen, aclouis

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Review from your judge:
' Incredible. And that's a word I don't use very often. But my goodness, this story is very well thought out. I like everything there is to the story. Nothing stand out better than the other, and that's the best thing you could ask for in a sci-fi novel. When the characters work in harmony with the plotline to deliver a vivid story, you know that the novel has done its work. Goliath Fallen is almost impossible to dislike. From the get go you can feel Commander Viktor's mission ebbing out of the words written. The passion of the crew too is pronounced magnificently with nothing too small left out. The lengths of chapters can seems longer than most, but they way they seamlessly blend together form one to the other, each creating a mystical spell that binds one to the ERV Zenith fate same as Viktor's crew. Just three chapters in and it is clear that the author understands what it takes to have descriptions and character development balance out. I love this story. I am astounded I never heard of it before with 10+ chapters written already. Nothing in the story is extraordinarily brilliant, but that just goes to show you how a book can be marvelous when everything from the plot to the writing style and the character development works well together to fill in where one falls short. '

[ 2ND PLACE ]

Terra Firma, foxjenz

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Review from your judge:
' Luna's story is very interesting and easy to follow. Much is explained about her current status; alone in a decaying earth. And still, we have some mysteries in the name of Stan and Kate that seem a painful past for Luna. Terra Firma has explored apocalyptic times, another common staple in the sci-fi genre. But I feel some of the nicely done aspects are the chapter naming and the main character's name. I might be reading into it, but I believe 'Luna' in aincient Roman mythology means the divine embodiment of the Moon. I find this symbolism so apt in this story of a girl alone and wandering the earth to survive, seeing as the moon is also alone in space, circumnavigating the earth with no end in sight. The character development is acceptable seeing as the only character we are invested in at the moment is the only one present on earth. There were a few grammar errors, but it did very little to affect the flow since the start when Luna found the dog Lucky, going to Jimmi Bob's store, and being confronted with the 'noise' (which is an awesome cliffhanger ending chapter btw). I believe this story is a good one, but its potential lies deeper in the book. I like the story, but the make or break of this story is how the past is tacked and written, and that is something that can't be found three chapters in, meaning more must be read to fully see the direction Luna's character will go in. '

[ 3RD PLACE ]

To Catch A Glimpse, JessicaGoyette

Review from your judge:
' Science Fiction is a genre that requires a large amount of imagination. Sometimes it becomes hard when you try to swat the audience to a reality that seems impossible in this real life we live now. But To Catch a Glimpse does a marvelous job in capturing and retaining the attention of its reader. The author is subjecting the audience to a world with two communities that seem so opposite from each other, you would never imagine them neighbors. I loved the fact that the polar opposites were present, and no bias was based on which community the author was favoring. No with that said, A few issues of grammar stood out to me. Intricate sentences and punctuation errors plague the story and give it a straining feeling to the reader. I also feel like the development of the story up to the point I have read has not been tackled well in my opinion. We have been introduced to Pike (who I assume is the MC) and his family. There is an ample description of his, his mother's and his three sister's lives. But that seems to be it for them. The second chapter would have worked well if it was merged with the first and artfully worded to be a single chapter. Be that as it may, I cannot fault the command in language present and the incredible attention to detail. It might need small tweaks here and there, but it was enough for me to be able to catch a glimpse of this story's purity and subtle beauty. '

[ FIRST RUNNER UP ]

My Human, Yesenia1una

Review from your judge:
' An interesting one I have stumbled upon here. As far as sci-fi is concerned, aliens are almost a natural occurrence. My Human is almost right at home when Aeris' story begins with the world exploding to bits and what is essentially an alien comes to investigate. I would commend they story in the even progress it makes as it moves along, systematically tackling one scene at a time. There is enough mystery to encourage another chapter reading, but I feel it likes that... 'thing'... that would make it that much more unique. The author's descriptions and symbolisms are top notch, some of the best I have read in a long while here on Wattpad. But the storyline is not on par with the incredible writing style. Things progress fairly steadily, but with no clear cut description on where they are heading. Xan's personality is just as we all have ever imagined aliens to be or as they have been portrayed in other books, intelligent and knowledgeable. But I like the conversations he has with Aeris and his tech descriptions make his ship sounds really cool to be in. I think the story is good and I very much enjoyed the descriptions present, but with not much plot development present, I cannot pass judgment on if I like it or not with just three chapters under my belt. '

[ SECOND RUNNER UP ]

Heroes of Mystiekie, DarkenedEclipse739

Review from your judge:
' Science Fiction is a hard genre to write in, and having dipped a few toes into this chilling genre's waters, I am well aware of this. It is with this knowledge that I acknowledge the effort portrayed with Heroes of Mystiekie. No matter what is said at the end of the day, I can't seem to shake the feeling like this story was good, but the delivery was what let it down. Kyroe's story seems to have been planned and thought through for a while, but the execution was not at the same level. There are a number of sentence structure errors, word choice errors and numerous grammar errors. Descriptions are present, yes. But they feel static and not very detailed to stand out as believable with what they are describing. I understand that this book was originally written when the author was thirteen, but an edit should have been done to help improve its style of writing so as to better reflect the mythical fantasy it is trying to exude to the readers. The chapters are long and tedious to go through, making it just that much harder to fully concentrate on the story, and not on when it will end. Kyroe's story is hidden behind too many negatives and it made it very hard for me to like it in all honesty. But I still find it impressive that a thirteen-year-old mind was able to conjure up all these detailed descriptions for a story that seems to need an editing hero to save Kyroe's amazing story. '

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