In the Company of Heroes

Backed with pleasure, a fascinating pitch and good cver that sells the story well without spoiling it. an age old tale of bonds between brothers in arms that the rest of us can't ever imagine. very good.

Backed with pleasure! Good Luck!!
A look at Sicilian Shadows would be greatly appreciated.
Frank.
If you back my work, you may also want to approach BJD (a big supporter of my work) for a further read and possible backing of your book.

Kevin,
This is great!.
I knew from the pitch that this was going to be a great story, you did not disappoint.
My intention was to read the first one or two chapters then randomly bounce through to check it all out.
Page one had me hooked and this isn't typical fare for me.
Next thing I know, I'm on chapter 14.
Well done
Be Brilliant!
Skip- Adventures With My Father

Kevin,
This is great!.
I knew from the pitch that this was going to be a great story, you did not disappoint.
My intention was to read the first one or two chapters then randomly bounce through to check it all out.
Page one had me hooked and this isn't typical fare for me.
Next thing I know, I'm on chapter 14.
Well done
Be Brilliant!
Skip-

I am currently writing my father's WWII memoirs so I am automatically attracted to these sort of stories because I feel sometimes out of my league on th e subject and WOW - I am so out of my league! This is so superbly written and very poignant! I am going to come back to this because I believe I wil learn a littel of the military writing style - again this is phenominal! BACKED wholeheartedly!

Liz
The Cheech Room

Well, I must say that you managed with your words to almost bring a tear to my eye. I could very well invisage just what was happening here as Ryan stood there explaining to the young soldier who he was and why he was there. The dialogue is brilliant and I am definately going to be reading this come hell or high water. I am at work at the moment so will have to wait 'til saturday to read a chapter. Your Dialogue was perfect and the fact that I could Image everything you were saying tells me alreading that this is going to be one great book. Sincerely yours
Lee.

IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES, By Kevin Shidner

This is a terrific action story written by a man with the personal experience to add absolute realism to the scenes, characters, and weaponry. The dialogue is brilliant and the POV is spot on. The pace never lags. The characters jump off the page as fast as they do their fox holes as they charge the enemy. The reader is right there with the boys—in the action, feeling the fear, the excitement, and the horror of it all. Well done! Backed.

Richard Bard
BRAINRUSH

Thank you all for the comments given.
Still going back through the all the chapters and updating the weaponary, all the little grammatical errors, the explaination of the conflict, and all the forementioned problems.

Added 3 more chapters. Enjoy.

~Kevin

This is incredible, excellent title after all heroes are what they are all. The opening is amazing and really makes you think, remembrance day came to my mind, it's so easy to forget what servicemen have done in the past and will continue to do just to keep the rest of the world at peace and this book seems to capture that perfectly. It is very moving and written very sensitively, I especially liked the mention of the grown man who could not hold back his emotions and just cried for his fallen comrades. Truly excellent. Backed with pleasure.

Sandie
The Crown of Crysaldor

Good pitch. The pace is very good and keeps the story alive. Just a few suggestions:- 1. Bearing in mind your premise of Europe vs US/UK (if I have that right) you may be better with a slightly more elongated time-frame - say 2052 instead of 2022. The date chosen is not that far away, and could therefore lack credibility. 2. You might also want to describe a little of the reasons for the split of allegiances - US/UK because of the hundred years mutual defence agreement signed in 1959 for example (the nuclear power one). 3. Beware of over-use of commas in your sentences. Have a close edit to check for these errors as it will tighten your writing up no end (a failing of mine too, this one). Backed. Colin

Added two more chapters.

awesome concept and story! backed... I like your writing style..

Added three more chapters. Word of caution: chapter 12 is incomplete as I had extreme writer's block during it. I'm just explaining why there is a huge time jump from 12 to 13. Enjoy otherwise.

Kevin

There's always room for improvement. :)

Yeah, i suppose i should explain it a little more. Dropping the reader in the middle of a war they don't understand is kinda dumb and something i wasn't thinking about when i started writing this. I'll work on that.

Yep. I'll look into that.

Hmm....perhaps that is one of the crippling factors for putting the last book on here first (unfortunately its the only one i have somwhere near done). You don't get to know the characters as well. :/

Alright.

Thank you, i plan on hopefully updating it tonight.

Kevin

The action here is great. There are some other things you should work on.

I understand where the war is, but I'm not sure why they are fighting. Is it a repeat of the alliances from WW2? I would like to understand a bit more about that. Perhaps the soldiers can complain about the political motives of their enemies.

Through chapter three it's pretty dialog heavy. With so much action, a setting in a war zone and a soldier's brain going through war, there should be a lot more description (using all five senses) and revealing of inner thoughts.

The deaths of the soldiers don't hit home too much because I don't feel that I know them very well. Have them tell an endearing story that makes the reader like them - then break the reader's heart by killing them.

Remember to capitalize the first letter on the second sentence of your quotes.

This has great potential. It needs a bit more work, though. If you decide to update it, let me know and I'll have another look.

Brian
Mute

Barry Wenlock : Thank you. You're book is pretty well done too.
dbooth : Thank you as well. I am going to upload another couple chapters tonight as well, hope they are exciting as the last few.
paxie: Yes, i know i have a few grammer issues i missed here and there. Thanks for spotting those for me. And yes, i know what you mean by the setting comment. I'll work on that. If you can see, my writing improved as i went along and I've always meant to go back to the first few chapters and re-work them. And don't worry, your comments made sense. :)
P Knowles: Thank you for backing it. Be on the lookout for the next few chapters i hope to put up sometime tonight.
Melcom: The underlining? hmm.....i'll have to look through it and see what you mean. But thanks, i was looking for a powerful picture for the cover.
Jason Thelen: Thanks for the comments and the critics. I had a sinking feeling that the weapons used were not up-to-date. So thanks for pointing that out and giving me the updated versions of the weapons. I'll be sure to go through and work on that.

Enjoyable read, not sure about all the underlining but that's just my opinion.

Interesting premise.

Happy to back it on the cover alone

Melxx
Impeding Justice

A really enjoyable read Kevin...Thank you...Backed

Kevin

980,000 American soldiers (that had )died in that terrible conflict.
vis a vis
980,000 American soldiers who died in that terrible conflict.

Special Forces members (that had) perished
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Special Forces members who perished

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I appreciated the heading giving me an immediate sense of time and place.....

I attended a Writers Conference......A Literary Agent gave a speech on ‘How Not to Present A Manuscript’.....Top of the list was opening with dialogue......She said.....’It’s like sitting in the theatre, the play begins but the curtain does not rise’ The only person able to visualise the characters and see the setting is the writer...

I know we have Kevin, Madelyn & Andrew and they are in a foxhole ? but I cant see a thing.....I know what a foxhole is, but still the opening conjures no imagery.........Its a whole paragraph later we find out they are in a snow covered forest.......i think you need to bring that fact to the top....

Apart from that.....brilliant.....dialogue is fabulous doing more to profile your characters than boring droning narrative could ever do..

Let me know if my comment makes sense...

Shelved...

There is some very good writing here. Backed! Barry
(Little Krisna and the bihar Boys)

Wow. Thank you all for the comments. Keep going. :D
Yeah, this is actually the last book in my series, but its the only one that i've gotten anywhere near done. I think i'm working on page 103, but i'm just editing it and trickling it into here a little bit at a time to see what people have to say. I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions you guys are giving. It's truely encouraging. Like i said, Keep going. :)

Kevin

you can tell straight away the guys share a bond that will not easly be (if its even possible) broken. Its packed with action which made it instantly appealing to me, even tho I found the premise of "EU striking back with a fury" a little "out-there"...but so is every sci-fi and I did not find that at all bothersome since the writing is great and I enjoyed the read.

got your back Kevin ;)

Being former military this appealed to me. SHELVED!

I can use your comments on my book when you get the chance. Cheers!

JC
The Obergemau Key

Read to chapter 7. This has the makings of a good story, lots of action and people we quickly care about. You clearly have a passion for your subject and this shines through to the reader. Yes, you have some editing to do; line spacing is uneven and distracting, there are lots of numbers where written values would be better, and there are some technical terms that might need explaining to a less well-versed reader. Nothing that isn't easily fixable. Good luck with this, Jim D Serpent's Blood

I wasn't sure about the opening, it didn't strike me as particularly original though to be fair what it did remind me of was the famous bestselling author Tom Clancy, so I guess that can only be a good thing! Noticed one or two minor typos but that's not a big deal.
One practical suggestion: reading off a computer is very different from reading from a book. Perhaps it might be worth considering using a larger font or double-spacing in the presentation so that people might find your story easier on the eye.
Overall good job. Backed! :)

Hi Kevin! Wow, your book is like Call of Duty the video game and Band of Brothers the TV series mixed into one, plus lots of your own original ideas, to create an amazing book. You write very well too, which helps to make your story read smoothly. This would make a great video game and feature film. I hope you can get a book deal, and then spin off your book into other mediums: that will be crazy success! :-)

Yours Truly,

Kevin Wong
Author of Heroes of Destiny