I found a simple alternative: stop talking to the weird lantern thing and pretend it is schizophrenia, then go ask that girl out that is reading the book convinced her to switch jobs go to a completely different planet and live out your life there with her and have some kids.
You can tell someone’s a good writer when they can create a world many centuries in the future with technology unimaginable by today’s standards and yet still have you understand everything perfectly
Mmm, I know what you're saying, but I think that the set dressing is always going to surround an emotional core we understand. The technology might as well be magic. It's therefore not that big a deal to wrap your head around it in human terms. Sci-Fi nerds like consistency, though, and the intricacies being played out at extreme depth. The whole "intricacies" thing is the crucial part. Great writers take basic ideas and stretch the metaphors they represent into really well-contrived central themes that would be hard to see - if they didn't take those metaphors and run with them. I'm not saying exurbia doesn't do this, mind you. He evokes pretty strong emotional themes out of metatextual space, and it is enviable that he is organized enough to x-tuple check his work; thereby he polishes it to a mirror sheen. The technologies employed are generally not the most important part. Ultimately, the human emotions that follow the logic explaining the technology are. The good writer shows us why we should care about this magical technology or setting because it makes this character do this for that purpose. When we write good emotions, we have the foundation of good writing in general. :0)
I'm listening to this while I'm having a poop at work. The person in the next stall is done with their poo, but they won't leave, because they want to know how the story ends. Super-awkward
@@blindedbliss When it was over, they said, "wowwwww." I asked if they liked it, and they said they did. So I told them about his channel. Just a couple humans, having a human moment, with our pants down
Spary _192 You invited yourself. I could very possibly just not be thinking straight or be incorrect about what a paradox is, but I’m pretty sure that just creates a type of loop. I become a lamp, do my job, recruit my past self, continue working, then eventually die. Past me goes and also does that before dying and on and on.
@@user-mj7zz6po7r xP Hello there stranger, how is your day or night? if thou art not conscious then have a nice rest my probable fellow homo sapien that may or may not live on earth. OH! and ps.... Happy randomness day that I just made up
The galaxy taunts me, just as it taunts you, and others. It calls for us knowing that we wont live long enough to answer. It puts on a show we cant pay for, pulling up a chair we cant reach. The galaxy isnt calling us, it's calling for someone worth its time. Perhaps a race that managed to leave and is just now coming home. Maybe a race that found the path to the multitudes of stars and lived the trip in its entirety, like a child telling a stranger about everything that excited them about their existence alone. Whatever the case, the galaxy is far, far out of our league.
for 2 years I've had this video downloaded as an mp3. I always listened to it from time to time whenever I need to relax or blow off steam, I always used it as a coping mechanism to my stress. only today I was curious enough to check on this video online and then I realised this video was posted on my birthday
As an aspiring writer myself, I am humbled. This is good. To sketch a world through a conversation like that is cool. It is so hard in a short story to get a good momentum and you got there in the second paragraph. But to build in so many twists is amazing and to read it so well is brilliant. I hope you do very well and I am seriously considering purchasing your book to be happily humbled further. Also that is a handsome kakapo.
"I lied. I came to you because you'll think the matter over night, and seek me out tomorrow, and we'll travel, together. I wouldn't waste my time on you otherwise." In put a tenticle on my shoulder. "This is one of the few rituals among lanterns. We may come to our past selves, and make the offer. Ten o'clock tomorrow.. see you then." Literally gave me chills. All of this is so good because it lets your imagination run forever.. Just think about it.. this is so fucking awesome!
@@eilensing9488 The book is unbelievable I've read through it completely at least 3 times reading several stories dozens of times. If you're considering it you're so lucky to have come across it, go for it!
Two friends of mine and me created a book club to discuss your books and yesterday we talked about this story. It gave us much to discuss and to think about, especially for me as a physicist. Love your book and your stuff in general man. Thank you very much for sharing your ideas with us. Wish you the best.
Wow...so THIS is what Exurb1a sounds like at .5x speed. Still deep & powerful words. I definitely want an audio book version of this book, but only if it's Exurb1a's voice. No one else would do a suitable value of justice to these words.
I'm hooked. impossible for me to stop listening after my initial skepticism due to the awkwardly worded preface. Excellent narrative voice and amongst my favorite jumping-off points for an adventure; Draco's Tavern from Larry Niven's Known Space Universe. More, please!
This is probably going to get lost in the comments but if not hear me out. I'm diagnosed with dyslexia, and I am a colossal science fiction reader, well listener hence my dyslexia. I don't know how difficult it is to make an audiobook but it would be amazing if you could make audiobook versions of all of your books! I would pay for it, and it would mean a lot. Thanks!
Dude this is amazing! Truly caught ny attention. My mind over the years has felt less and less any true excitement for a story. This grasped that feeling once again. Thank you!
This is one of the best short stories I've heard! I have a couple of thoughts on it, and even though no one will read it, I just want to blow them out. I think the main underlying theme of the story is to take risks and be bold, as shown with Paula Hammond's future's description, and the aline's description where the narrator dies in a starship to a particular place (unable to spell it), and that he will think back and realize how truly boring and dull his life was, andthat he would realize his passions at the last moment. I also think the ending hints at, perhaps, the lantern was coming back because the narrator was actually a past self of the Lantern, and it wanted to do that occasional ritual where they would visit their past selves. I really like this sort of ambiguous endings and details that allow the reader to interpret and come up with what the story means!
I hate reading and I hate listening to people reading but this changed my mind. I don’t know if only like *your* story or its your voice but I like it. Thanks.
I’ve listened to this story twice a few months apart, it is excellent and enjoyable. Especially the thought provoking dialog around the ‘baked loaf’ of time and the illusion of choice.
The upload rate is perfect. The minute I start to want a new video and binge through all the old ones (again). He uploads again! I swear it happens every time too.
Thank you for these videos. You have no idea how much they mean to me. Listening to you coming up with these amazing stories has inspired me to continue to write my own. There have been times when I have been ready to give up and tie the noise, but I listen to your videos and think "but life's not all that bad, is it?" Just, thank you
I need more stories from this man this, the Rememberer and then we’ll be okay are so so good and his voice makes it even better if there was an audio book I’d buy it straight away
This has made it to the screens of many loved ones. It is breathtaking. Clever by far, but how well you embrace how we all must face transformation. Bravo!
I decided to order this book and I planned on writing a comment here when I was done. But after finishing the book I didn't know what to say really. I was full of...thoughts and ideas but well too many to make sense of in a single comment. And so...rather than saying how good of a writer you or how intresting your thoughts are I decided to write a story of my own. And so...that's what I am doing. Writing a book of thoughts, of ideas. For my eyes, for my mind only. Why? Well. I know not the answer to such a thing. I am curious about what will become of my story. I decided not to write it in a standard way. After seeing your idea of having multiple stories in the same setting I decided to do something very similar. A story, not entirely my own built by many ideas cramped together and a story entirely my own. Hard to explain. But well. I hate happy endings. And so, nobody in my story is perpetually happy. Nothing is perpetually right. And in the end, they all die in tragedy. And in the end, everything dies in tragedy. What am I even saying? Is this your books fault? Lol. However, I can say with absolute certainty that I do not regret buying your book.
That was wonderful! I enjoyed every second of it! And the moving milky way-ish universe was also nice to look at. I love S-F/Fantasy and your descriptions were so great I could see the creatures in and out of that bar! Well done man! !
That is written brilliantly! The atmosphere works well with the setting, a secret gets you hooked and whilst your brain is occupied with this mysterious character you're getting hit by an unsuspected plot twist. Gave me chills man, awesome.
You, just blew my mind. The setting, the perfect balance between detail and, you know, not detail, and the ending, man, the einding. Thank you. I will buy this book, and therefore fullfil my future, which I was never able to change in the first place.
A masterpiece as always. Got it as soon as the Lantern talked about time travel. This took me to my childhood when I used to read a lot of science fiction books.
*spoiler for the video* So he was the lantern's past self? I'm not a native english speaker, so i didn't understand fully. Nevertheless, it was a great story, made me curious for the next part.
every video i watch is like experiencing the last moments of death over and over and over again. I have never felt so alive just watching youtube videos. Thank you my friend.
I'd seen this years ago and largely forgotten about it though i remember its emotional impact on me. Glad to have found it again. Wishing the author best of luck on his writing journey.
Currently reading your book, i had to put this on and read along with your audio, absolutely fantastic book, the lanturn is probably my favorite story so far
Oh gosh that is captivating and creepy at the same time haha, is this your own book? If so then wow! I want to know what this is all about and who this character is. I also love that your humour is mingled in with the narrative :)
It's been years since I've first heard this story from you. While I know it's not from the Prince of Milk, I decided I'd order it, as I want to seem more literate than I really am. Long time fan, glad to finally be able to contribute to you.
I really enjoyed that. I was in the kitchen cooking dinner for the family and it just took over. A good voice to listen to and just the sort of story I was looking for.
Wow that plottwist. I had goosebumps. I wanna buy the book but I believe I can't on Amazon Austria. Edit: nevermind, I was just too retarded to find it.
RUclips-Nutzer I’m in the caribbean but can’t seem to buy it, all I get it a message saying that “this title is not currently available for purchase”. Kind sir, how did you solve this?
i remember seeing this video about this time last year, and was kinda blown away by it, so i bought the book and wow, absolutely incredible, i’ve never re-read a book so many times in my life, also bought the Prince of milk shortly afterwards too, also an amazing book, definitely one of my favourite authors now
I actually bought the book a while ago, just got to this chapter and was about to read it when I remembered that he posted an audio version on RUclips, glad I listened instead of reading, that voice makes this 10x better
Finally got around to reading this, good stuff. Can generally say that it not only inspired that walk, but has ushered me into an entirely new territory of progression in terms of internalized models.
would you be willing to do a full audiobook of this? I think it's great and would love to hear more but i don't always have the time/inclination to read
Probably the best 13 minutes and 43 seconds I've ever spent on RUclips. No wait... THE best 13 minutes and 43 seconds I've ever spent on RUclips The ending was epic. You need to write Chapter two man!!
It's been years since I've read anything I wasn't forced to. I bought this book immediately after watching this and read it cover to cover. Good stuff mate.
It was a cold, stressful and tired night when I first was soothed by this. Though it was like most nights, I was awaiting my copy of the fifth science and stories could only lift stress off my shoulders. This reading of the story still manages to soothe my nerves when I'm tired now
I appreciate how inspired the Dune books affect your work. And your own twist on them. And what we believe is your own subtle admission of vices. Colored honesty. Is both colored, and honest. Thank you. From Wien. Peace.
I finally got around to reading Dune because of your video summary. Before reading Dune I read the Fifth Science and really enjoyed this story. Just now do I see the similarities between your Lantern and Guild Navigators. Anyway, thanks for writing your books.
I was searching for a comment like this. I haven't read Dune yet, but based on the first 3 minutes of this video: /R0krUthYxF4 It feels like exurb1a (whom I love) has just pulled a Hideo Kojima. As in: almost completely copied a main character of their story from another piece of media.
Everybody gangsta till the lantern shows up with 7th dimensional jewelry
XD
Big facts
Bling. You see.
@@jackdark1377 celestial bling
You know how expensive that is.
" You're a lantern Harry "
" _w o t_ "
"A wot?"
Alrighty, everyone go home. This is it, the best comment.
underrated comment
" and you are a hairy lantern"
“A lantern, and a blummin’ bright one too!”
"I won't board that ship."
"Yes you will."
Hard to argue with that logic.
Truly a great wisdom the lanterns posses
I found a simple alternative: stop talking to the weird lantern thing and pretend it is schizophrenia, then go ask that girl out that is reading the book convinced her to switch jobs go to a completely different planet and live out your life there with her and have some kids.
@@MrNess-je5bf "trying to change her fate would only seal it" do you not understand the paradox my guy
@@MrNess-je5bf also if you tried to shrug that think off it would somehow still get u because it is you
@@MrNess-je5bf oh wait i just got wooshed diddnt i-
You can tell someone’s a good writer when they can create a world many centuries in the future with technology unimaginable by today’s standards and yet still have you understand everything perfectly
Nice.
Well said.
Mmm, I know what you're saying, but I think that the set dressing is always going to surround an emotional core we understand. The technology might as well be magic. It's therefore not that big a deal to wrap your head around it in human terms. Sci-Fi nerds like consistency, though, and the intricacies being played out at extreme depth.
The whole "intricacies" thing is the crucial part. Great writers take basic ideas and stretch the metaphors they represent into really well-contrived central themes that would be hard to see - if they didn't take those metaphors and run with them.
I'm not saying exurbia doesn't do this, mind you. He evokes pretty strong emotional themes out of metatextual space, and it is enviable that he is organized enough to x-tuple check his work; thereby he polishes it to a mirror sheen.
The technologies employed are generally not the most important part. Ultimately, the human emotions that follow the logic explaining the technology are. The good writer shows us why we should care about this magical technology or setting because it makes this character do this for that purpose.
When we write good emotions, we have the foundation of good writing in general. :0)
@@BeeAre🤓
Except you cant understand it. Theres simply not enough information.
At 1:19 I'm thinking "yeah, of course I know what a lantern is" and then he describes it... Apparently I don't know what a lantern is.
Lantern Fish perhaps?
RELATBLE!
congrats 1k likes
@@cabiste Whaaat? When did that happen? :P
@@timmd8766 i made it happen ;)
I'm listening to this while I'm having a poop at work. The person in the next stall is done with their poo, but they won't leave, because they want to know how the story ends. Super-awkward
Silly person, playing it loud enough for them to hear. How did it go though?!
This is hilarious, if you didn't ask them if they enjoyed the story after I'll be disappointed
@@blindedbliss When it was over, they said, "wowwwww." I asked if they liked it, and they said they did. So I told them about his channel. Just a couple humans, having a human moment, with our pants down
love this xD
@@justinpowell3174 If that's not bromance, then I don't know what is.
That was one of the very few “seeing-your-past-self” moments I haven’t predicted; it was very well written!
Doesn’t that make the whole story a paradox
Spary _192 why?
R2D2 from Star Trek - If you invite you self to be a lamp then how did you become a lamp to begin with
Spary _192 You invited yourself. I could very possibly just not be thinking straight or be incorrect about what a paradox is, but I’m pretty sure that just creates a type of loop. I become a lamp, do my job, recruit my past self, continue working, then eventually die. Past me goes and also does that before dying and on and on.
R2D2 from Star Trek - you can’t invite yourself if you aren’t already the lantern the first time if you recruited yourself
wait a second this turtle is blue
It's Exurb2a, not Exurb1a. :)
@@otter1428 Good job, you clever little sausage :3
@@user-mj7zz6po7r xP Hello there stranger, how is your day or night? if thou art not conscious then have a nice rest my probable fellow homo sapien that may or may not live on earth.
OH! and ps.... Happy randomness day that I just made up
@@winterbugplays uh
@@user-mj7zz6po7r lol okay, when? Where? And how hard
Wot - greatest quote ever
Ikr
It reminds of Seth Meyers show 'Amber Says What' where she did Aussie or British "Wot"
8:39
*"wot"*
Wow !! Bravo 👏👏👏
That ending was so great it almost got me hooked.
Dheel Adheel ALMOST!?!
Well it had ended, so there wasn't anything left to stay hooked on.
I highly recommend that you check out the book, every story has a build up to a grand overall story.
Imo you could see that at the very moment he said about traveling beyond time and stuff.
@@Darel13712 r/iamverysmart
Guy: Wait Its all me?
Lantern: Always have been.
I would pay good money for an audio book version of your book.
I'd pay ANYTHING if you narrated the entire thing.
I'm watching this with the automatic subtitles, just in case.
The bartender's true name was "Shat in the Senate".
Dryued 😂
I am the senate!
Pfthahaha XD
@@marioscuderi7359 A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
sheeve is pleased
The entire time I was staring blankly at the center of the galaxy, waiting for it to come closer, knowing it never will
Omecats #deep.
I was staring at the edge of my screen and watching as the stars disappeared out of view
samee
The galaxy taunts me, just as it taunts you, and others. It calls for us knowing that we wont live long enough to answer. It puts on a show we cant pay for, pulling up a chair we cant reach. The galaxy isnt calling us, it's calling for someone worth its time. Perhaps a race that managed to leave and is just now coming home. Maybe a race that found the path to the multitudes of stars and lived the trip in its entirety, like a child telling a stranger about everything that excited them about their existence alone.
Whatever the case, the galaxy is far, far out of our league.
It is coming closer, at an incomprehensible speed, straight at you. But you'd have to wait a long time before you'd be able to see any change.
for 2 years I've had this video downloaded as an mp3.
I always listened to it from time to time whenever I need to relax or blow off steam, I always used it as a coping mechanism to my stress. only today I was curious enough to check on this video online and then I realised this video was posted on my birthday
Wow
You ARE the lantern
Same I can say out the dialogue verbatim at this point
wow
As an aspiring writer myself, I am humbled. This is good. To sketch a world through a conversation like that is cool. It is so hard in a short story to get a good momentum and you got there in the second paragraph. But to build in so many twists is amazing and to read it so well is brilliant. I hope you do very well and I am seriously considering purchasing your book to be happily humbled further. Also that is a handsome kakapo.
Did you ever read the book in full? I suspect you'd thoroughly enjoy it
Let me tell you, The book does not disappoint! I would extremely recommend it
Do you have this book on audible with your voice if not that would be perfect
Pretty please with toast on top!
Yes i would love that
Clash ForLife I really want that
I would subsribe to Audible just for that
It would be AMAZING
"I lied. I came to you because you'll think the matter over night, and seek me out tomorrow, and we'll travel, together.
I wouldn't waste my time on you otherwise."
In put a tenticle on my shoulder.
"This is one of the few rituals among lanterns.
We may come to our past selves, and make the offer.
Ten o'clock tomorrow.. see you then."
Literally gave me chills.
All of this is so good because it lets your imagination run forever..
Just think about it.. this is so fucking awesome!
What if there is a parallel universe where this story is true!?
@@alexmoscatelli149 there is
Ngl I read that as "in put a testicle on my shoulder"
@@mikedugdale281 and that universe is your mind
I think it means that the creature is him from the future.
Im a broke ass engineering student, but after a month or two of saving, i am buying this book; i loved the last part of this preview.
How was it?
@@eilensing9488 The book is unbelievable I've read through it completely at least 3 times reading several stories dozens of times. If you're considering it you're so lucky to have come across it, go for it!
@@avgvstvs96 thanks, I ended up getting it! It's really good, I've been reading it all day
The shipping is like 38 dollars for my country so I ain't getting it any time soon cause college is expensive
@@nenadrajic9740 same :(
Two friends of mine and me created a book club to discuss your books and yesterday we talked about this story. It gave us much to discuss and to think about, especially for me as a physicist. Love your book and your stuff in general man. Thank you very much for sharing your ideas with us. Wish you the best.
You have online meetings?)
Daaaaamnnn I need like 50 more minutes of that!
That was really awesome!
Only 50? I would listen to it if it was for 3 days straight.
@@Quarkee only 3 days? I could listen to that for my whole life
@@celivalg only your whole life? I could listen to that for.. huh, well... *existential crisis intensifies
He is reading from. Whole book you know... Just buy it!
@@alanturring7391 Only your whole life? pfft.. I could listen to it in this life and the next one!
Wow...so THIS is what Exurb1a sounds like at .5x speed.
Still deep & powerful words.
I definitely want an audio book version of this book, but only if it's Exurb1a's voice.
No one else would do a suitable value of justice to these words.
What about Morgan Freeman? 🤔😏
slacker sama not even Morgan Freeman
Well technically its Exurb2a's voice not Exurb1a's
@@jaystiller5644 bruh
@@jaystiller5644 lol
ı truly love everything that man makes.
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Nice
I would literally pay thousands of dollars for an audiobook narrated by you. The delivery sets the scene so beautifully.
A surprise to be sure but a welcome one
Hello there
@@gorge2786 General Kenobi
You are a bold one!
@@seansaurus9301 This is where the fun begins.
r/prequelmemes is leaking again
Will u make an audiobook of the entire book we can buy?, I want to throw money at u
He has a patron?
SonOfLethal Yes but then he doesn’t get an Audiobook.
Same
This is something I would buy, for sure!
Agreed
man this was beautiful especially the twist at the end which was so suprising it made me shed a tear
I'm hooked. impossible for me to stop listening after my initial skepticism due to the awkwardly worded preface. Excellent narrative voice and amongst my favorite jumping-off points for an adventure; Draco's Tavern from Larry Niven's Known Space Universe. More, please!
This is probably going to get lost in the comments but if not hear me out. I'm diagnosed with dyslexia, and I am a colossal science fiction reader, well listener hence my dyslexia. I don't know how difficult it is to make an audiobook but it would be amazing if you could make audiobook versions of all of your books! I would pay for it, and it would mean a lot.
Thanks!
I'm not dyslexic, but I would also like this
^^^
Much agree
Yes it would be really cool if you could could make adiobooks. Your voice would be great for that!
Audiobook, please!
Rule 34 still does not apply for the lanterns
Damn that sucks
I bet someone is going to read this and make a picture.
Bet
You can't tell me what to do!
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no exceptions.
Dude this is amazing! Truly caught ny attention. My mind over the years has felt less and less any true excitement for a story. This grasped that feeling once again. Thank you!
This is one of the best short stories I've heard! I have a couple of thoughts on it, and even though no one will read it, I just want to blow them out.
I think the main underlying theme of the story is to take risks and be bold, as shown with Paula Hammond's future's description, and the aline's description where the narrator dies in a starship to a particular place (unable to spell it), and that he will think back and realize how truly boring and dull his life was, andthat he would realize his passions at the last moment.
I also think the ending hints at, perhaps, the lantern was coming back because the narrator was actually a past self of the Lantern, and it wanted to do that occasional ritual where they would visit their past selves.
I really like this sort of ambiguous endings and details that allow the reader to interpret and come up with what the story means!
I should have seen that ending coming from light-years away, but somehow I didn't
Consider me a buyer of your book you crazy brilliant man
I hate reading and I hate listening to people reading but this changed my mind. I don’t know if only like *your* story or its your voice but I like it. Thanks.
"hate reading and listening to people" That's pretty sad
This short story is amazing. The pacing and mood is spot on and how you paint the scene is extremely satisfying.
I’ve listened to this story twice a few months apart, it is excellent and enjoyable. Especially the thought provoking dialog around the ‘baked loaf’ of time and the illusion of choice.
Slowly applausing in my chair, in an apartment filled with solitude, thank you for this story.
The upload rate is perfect. The minute I start to want a new video and binge through all the old ones (again). He uploads again! I swear it happens every time too.
its strange innit
Me you and you both buddy
Yeah because he knows when you want a new video. He was and will be a lantern after all.
Thank you for these videos. You have no idea how much they mean to me. Listening to you coming up with these amazing stories has inspired me to continue to write my own. There have been times when I have been ready to give up and tie the noise, but I listen to your videos and think "but life's not all that bad, is it?"
Just, thank you
I need more stories from this man this, the Rememberer and then we’ll be okay are so so good and his voice makes it even better if there was an audio book I’d buy it straight away
exurb1a is actually a kakapo confirmed
that would be wonderful
I am..... very confused
@@stevenshannon4109 read disc
@Theodoric oof I'm stupid lmao
Exurb2a
This is main channel material man!
I want nothing more than to skip back 15minutes and listen to this again
It was
Beautiful
I downloaded it to spotify and listen to it on a weekly basis while going to bed
This has made it to the screens of many loved ones. It is breathtaking. Clever by far, but how well you embrace how we all must face transformation. Bravo!
Just bought the book. gonna be honest this segment sold it for me.
*W O H ?*
T H A S RIGHT, the STEOH IS HEAVIER THAN THE FEATHES
shoot I thought I was being original... I'm leaving my comment up anyway lol
"- ,I said"
Pfp checks out
I decided to order this book and I planned on writing a comment here when I was done. But after finishing the book I didn't know what to say really. I was full of...thoughts and ideas but well too many to make sense of in a single comment. And so...rather than saying how good of a writer you or how intresting your thoughts are I decided to write a story of my own. And so...that's what I am doing. Writing a book of thoughts, of ideas. For my eyes, for my mind only. Why? Well. I know not the answer to such a thing. I am curious about what will become of my story. I decided not to write it in a standard way. After seeing your idea of having multiple stories in the same setting I decided to do something very similar. A story, not entirely my own built by many ideas cramped together and a story entirely my own. Hard to explain. But well. I hate happy endings. And so, nobody in my story is perpetually happy. Nothing is perpetually right. And in the end, they all die in tragedy. And in the end, everything dies in tragedy. What am I even saying? Is this your books fault? Lol. However, I can say with absolute certainty that I do not regret buying your book.
Man I love your stories!!! They always have such an amazing twist. You truly are a talented writer and story teller!!! Thank you for sharing 😊
If I wasn't broke, I would buy this book in a heartbeat
sane
It's free at the moment, dig through exurbia's community posts
Love you and thanks for all the fish
Sean Kethcart I feel sorry for people who can’t say they understand that reference.
Best comment. Right here
Fam you just won the literature side of the internet congratulations
People who haven't read that, it is probably the best book ever written
( er... except this one of course, ha ha… ha)
So random
That was wonderful! I enjoyed every second of it! And the moving milky way-ish universe was also nice to look at. I love S-F/Fantasy and your descriptions were so great I could see the creatures in and out of that bar! Well done man! !
That is written brilliantly! The atmosphere works well with the setting, a secret gets you hooked and whilst your brain is occupied with this mysterious character you're getting hit by an unsuspected plot twist. Gave me chills man, awesome.
When you realize this whole video is just a 13:43 ad for his book
and god damn its a good ad
Bloody brilliant ad
....& you realize it doesn't matter.
How DARE someone try to pique my curiosity!
It's a great fucking book too this is far from the best story in it
and on the seventh day god said "let there be the fifth science"
and there is the fifth science
and on the seventh day god said "Wot"
You, just blew my mind. The setting, the perfect balance between detail and, you know, not detail, and the ending, man, the einding. Thank you.
I will buy this book, and therefore fullfil my future, which I was never able to change in the first place.
A masterpiece as always. Got it as soon as the Lantern talked about time travel. This took me to my childhood when I used to read a lot of science fiction books.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH THE TWIST IS TOO PERFECT !!!!
Random Roughneck SHUT
@@andyphu5038 SHU
*spoiler for the video*
So he was the lantern's past self? I'm not a native english speaker, so i didn't understand fully. Nevertheless, it was a great story, made me curious for the next part.
Yep, he was.
@@dryued6874 ohh, that is actually a pretty cool story concept.
If you like this you'll like the film Predestination :)
Yes. It was nice twist. Made an already enjoyable story even better.
every video i watch is like experiencing the last moments of death over and over and over again. I have never felt so alive just watching youtube videos. Thank you my friend.
Amazing! I just had a strong spiritual experience listening to this and especially after that ending. Thank you for your ideas and wonderful writing!
I just discovered your station yesterday. I love it! Great voice and super since of humor.
Edit: I wanna be a lantern.
im already lantern
@@mortenandre8288 what about voidskipper
@@martinryan4488 nerf voidskipper!
@@mortenandre8288 what about ether space?
@@proxagonal5954 i already chose ether space
Well that was a plot twist I didn’t expect.
I'd seen this years ago and largely forgotten about it though i remember its emotional impact on me. Glad to have found it again. Wishing the author best of luck on his writing journey.
I've listened to this story numerous times and every time I fall in love with it a little more. Thank you.
Please add this to Amazon UK you beautiful man
Yes, I’ll buy the shit out of this book
It is on there, I bought it. Just search for his name in the website and go to his page. Its £2.88 on Kindle.
@@arkef1e877 It wasn't on there when I had a look after posting this, but we live now :)
your stories are great to brighten up my day, or make me question my life decisions and have an existential crisis
so fun
One of the pearls I revisit once in a while.
*Thank you very much for reading it to us!*
Currently reading your book, i had to put this on and read along with your audio, absolutely fantastic book, the lanturn is probably my favorite story so far
Oh gosh that is captivating and creepy at the same time haha, is this your own book? If so then wow! I want to know what this is all about and who this character is. I also love that your humour is mingled in with the narrative :)
Yeah its his own book you can see the detaila on his main channel
These are short stories. It's not a novel about this character.
Really well done.
Also.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER CHANNEL?!?!?
yes! And it’s awesome!
Wait for it.. exurb1a
Another step closer to middle of universe.
It's been years since I've first heard this story from you. While I know it's not from the Prince of Milk, I decided I'd order it, as I want to seem more literate than I really am. Long time fan, glad to finally be able to contribute to you.
I really enjoyed that. I was in the kitchen cooking dinner for the family and it just took over. A good voice to listen to and just the sort of story I was looking for.
Listening to this while reading it was one of the best choices I've made. Great stuff. As always.
Wow that plottwist.
I had goosebumps.
I wanna buy the book but I believe I can't on Amazon Austria.
Edit: nevermind, I was just too retarded to find it.
RUclips-Nutzer I’m in the caribbean but can’t seem to buy it, all I get it a message saying that “this title is not currently available for purchase”. Kind sir, how did you solve this?
download as kindle book
i remember seeing this video about this time last year, and was kinda blown away by it, so i bought the book and wow, absolutely incredible, i’ve never re-read a book so many times in my life, also bought the Prince of milk shortly afterwards too, also an amazing book, definitely one of my favourite authors now
Gives you that - the universe is so wide open feel, physical immensity, dimensional depth, intertwined with paradoxes.
L A M P
*M Ö T H*
LÄMP
M Ö T H
yep. totally unnecessary but charming photo of a kakapo. accurate.
This story has inspired me to buy your book and start reading again for the first time in years. Thank you.
I've re-read and listened to this so many times I can recite the story from heart, one more time can't hurt.
"I like the bit when it was over" -Anonymous Amazon Reviewer
I actually bought the book a while ago, just got to this chapter and was about to read it when I remembered that he posted an audio version on RUclips, glad I listened instead of reading, that voice makes this 10x better
Finally got around to reading this, good stuff. Can generally say that it not only inspired that walk, but has ushered me into an entirely new territory of progression in terms of internalized models.
Second listen. I’m not usually one to read or listen to a story twice. Really like the story a lot but love having you read it to us!
would you be willing to do a full audiobook of this? I think it's great and would love to hear more but i don't always have the time/inclination to read
Please for the love of god, let this happen!
Let this happen
I'd like someone to make a short animated movie based on this story. And the ending... just wow!
I come back to listen to this periodically. I think about it a lot.
I just want you to know that this is my bedtime story, will repeat it everytime i am still awake. Thanks for this.
Probably the best 13 minutes and 43 seconds I've ever spent on RUclips.
No wait... THE best 13 minutes and 43 seconds I've ever spent on RUclips
The ending was epic. You need to write Chapter two man!!
It's eh
a whole book
When I grow up I am going to show this video to my grandchildren, who will probably be leaving on the space era of our species.
It's been years since I've read anything I wasn't forced to. I bought this book immediately after watching this and read it cover to cover. Good stuff mate.
It was a cold, stressful and tired night when I first was soothed by this. Though it was like most nights, I was awaiting my copy of the fifth science and stories could only lift stress off my shoulders. This reading of the story still manages to soothe my nerves when I'm tired now
Woah! An Exur2a upload! Hooray!
It's Exurb2a you uncultured swine! *Jk*
I appreciate how inspired the Dune books affect your work.
And your own twist on them. And what we believe is your own subtle admission of vices. Colored honesty. Is both colored, and honest. Thank you.
From Wien.
Peace.
just finished watching your video on david bermon and then watched this and all i can say is thank you for adding this to the world
Smiling, laughing, breathing deeply satisfied. Thank you.
I finally got around to reading Dune because of your video summary. Before reading Dune I read the Fifth Science and really enjoyed this story. Just now do I see the similarities between your Lantern and Guild Navigators.
Anyway, thanks for writing your books.
I was searching for a comment like this.
I haven't read Dune yet, but based on the first 3 minutes of this video: /R0krUthYxF4
It feels like exurb1a (whom I love) has just pulled a Hideo Kojima.
As in: almost completely copied a main character of their story from another piece of media.
let there be light
Let there be my dick
Hell yeah boy it was fukkkinnnggg goooood
@@philipmartin9652 o that was for his time travel video wasn't it?
Such an amazing story brother! I very much enjoy your channel and presentation of your scripts! Keep it up my man
yo that was so cool I love the way you make things just so inexplicably alien without using any made-up words.