ReikMaster

Since I began writing short stories around the new year, I wanted to try writing something sci-fi. Hence I wrote Action over Siaphur, which I would think falls under soft sci-fi, coming in at 3203 words.

Synopsis: A ship is adrift over the planet Siaphur, waiting for the best moment to flee the nearby battle. The ship takes some damage while fleeing, forcing the protagonist to improvise in order to escape.

If you've read the short story, feel free to provide your criticisms. General feedback is appreciated, but if you could address these specific questions:

1. Pacing: How did you find the pacing? Was it too fast, or were you bored at some point?
2. Prose: Were the sentences easily underst

I decided to start writing short stories in the new year in order to improve my writing, and I feel that having my writing critiqued will help me address issues that I'm not able to spot on my own. Of the short stories I've written, I think one's the best, it's also the shortest and most concise.

Synopsis: A swordsman defends a temple from five imperial agents, there's a fight scene in the second half. A good percentage of words are devoted to scenery description and some navel gazing.

Content Warning: The aforementioned fight scene contains blood alongside wounds (descriptions contained to a few words)

If critiquing this work, if you can, please tell me the following:

1. Descriptions: