by CorruptingPower
I'm so glad that there will be more to come. This is excellent, especially for those of us who like some sex with their stories and not the other way around.
This is my new favorite story on here. Love the world building and the concept and the fact that it's an actual story.
Written by obviously a true liberal. The fewer political comments (regarding either side) the better. Otherwise, it’s a great fantasy
Chuckling, such fun. Five stars. But even a lifelong democrat can deeply cringe at the notion of a President Pelosi.
Strong story, good mix of sex and narrative. Agree with other comments that the political takes distract. Would have been better to set up different, fictional, disease and President Jones or some other made up political figure.
Really great story. Good job plsying off of the current pandemic. Easy five stars.
Please write more.
I truly enjoy your story.
However I just wanted to point out that you did in fact call it covid on page five or six, I believe when you were talking about the president dying.
I like the story too. Too bad it is unpalatable to our right wing neighbors who are currently trying to make sure everyone gets as sick as they are. My only quibble is minor, but anyway, I get tired of guys who, when presented with what they admit is their wildest fantasy, remain bashful and uncertain far longer than they ought. Japanese anime is notorious for advancing this trope, while you are being pretty moderate about it. Still, I wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks again for the story.
Overall I love the world and the story your telling, and I will happily be reading the rest.
The thing that bothered me is that you have quite a few places of logical inconsistency in your story telling. You explain an idea, something that's going on, a piece of timeline, or a person's history, and then within a few paragraphs or a page contradict yourself through either things said in conversation or other world building. It means a close reader has to obfuscate certain world or character details which is a shame for a richly developed story.
I wonder if it's a product of variation between different drafts that none of your readers or editors caught.
Other than that, a great and enjoyable read.
I really love the premise of the story! Furthermore, I love the world you are building as well as your ability to story tell! I was wondering if in the future, you could include more younger women, as well as skinnier women?
Not going to lie.
I loves this whole series. Just read Chapter 26 and my only comment is please write them quicker.
Hope you are enjoying creating this as can’t be easy.
More please
Great story so far. I will, however, agree with TheDrow in that there are a few inconsistencies that jump out. ie: MC was adamant, his first time with Aisling that he had never stripped in front of a girl he hadn't at least kissed first, and had no intention of changing that. Three days later he walks into a room, blindfolded, to face fuck a complete stranger.
What a delightful fantasy!!!!
I’m going to enjoy exploring this world with these characters.
Though, l must ask how big can a harem get before it is too unwieldy?
Scores 5/5 for sheer imagination
Holy shit this story has had me hard most of the time. I’m sore. Me like. Always wanted a harem.
Well this is certainly a delightful twist on the pandemic . I had to wait 10 pages to say that . It was worth the wait . I love long chapters as well . Well done .
I am loving this story and wish there were more that had a similar premise of a virus that led to unusual situations. I find these stories interesting because a virus is so unpredictable it or a vaccine interacting with it could do anything. I also just really like the way you write and would like to suggest a few ideas for stories like nanites, gods, aliens could be cool too.
Smiles, my third full read. This story is definitely in my top five on lit. Keep up the great storytelling.
Only one thing: just because Andy has a California king, doesn't mean he actually has a bigger bed. A regular king is nearly square, at 76 inches wide by 80 inches long. A Cal king is a little bit narrower at 72 inches, and wider at 84. But surprisingly, this means the regular king actually has more surface area than the Cal king, at 6080 square inches versus 6048. So the Cal king is good for taller people, but not so much for fitting more bodies on.
An extraordinary story so far. Beside it being very sexy I enjoyed the political references. Andy has quite a job in front of him - hope he is man enough. Also special shout out for the characters of Aisling & Lauren you have got them pretty right especially Ash.
Brilliant and very well written.
This would make a terrific extended novel.
Well Done - and thank you.
This story is so ridiculous, over the top, written ok with several errors. But a very fun read. Obviously tons of chapters to go go but I am enjoying it. 4 stars so far.
A great start to what looks like an epic sex opera! Over the top in the best way.
So tongue in cheek in places. And President Pelosi, what a hoot. Totally bonkers but I love it.
Not quite a 5star since it could have used a copy edit and there are some issues with continuity (i.e. the Lt was talking about phil being the reason she was there and then not knowing Phil's first name). But, since it deserves to be hot, still gonna give it the 5.
Great premise. Good writing.
As many other commenters have said, you need a better editor.
I would also recommend keeping politics out of your fiction. While half of the country doesn’t like Trump , why would you purposely ostracize the half that does? I’d say the same thing to a Republican author who bad mouthed the Democrats. You could easily leave the political commentary out of the story and, in doing so, double your target audience.
It’s a solid 4 working on a 5.
I must say... I love the political "lean" of your writing. I'm thankful that the virus hasn't been as deadly as in this story, but your take is pretty spot on. So, don't be deterred by others. Some of us really relish your style. And, of course, it helps greatly that this is super hot. I would be thrilled to just have Aisling interested in me!
My only small complaint is that Andy is so thick. I would like him to be more average in every way. But, it's a minor criticism, and I am cool with your editorial choice. Keep the words flowing!
This concept and story is very fun, I really enjoyed it on the first read through. Reading through again, and I'm feeling like the first chapters could use a re-write to make them more consistent with the rest of the story, particularly with regard to Phil and Niko, I think their involvement with the program could have been foreshadowed a bit better.
Omg 5 stars haven't read something like this In forever, it's refreshing kept me captivated for 25 minutes
This could be a "real gas!" as we used to say back in the day: a semi-satirical look at a plausible future.
Fun story. It's very well written. The only thing that bothered me was that thing with Lily rejecting the next woman if she wasn't American or as dark as she was. First, that sounded a tad bit racist, and second, that felt a lot like overstepping. Like maybe if Ash or Lauren said it that would make more sense. But I didn't really get why Andy let her have so much of a say in it. Anyway, it was just something weirded me out.
why do you want him to be average in every way? Wouldn't it be boring if the MC was like that and only the women had any character to them? Is it for easier self-insert?
Interesting story and somewhat pertinent in this day and age.
My only gripe is the language, but given the story is years old that's not going to change.
I just hope it doesn't become so overwhelming that I give up with this.
Rapier
Am really enjoying the story. 5 stars, but am getting quite irritated with Mr Rook. What a simpleton. So much intend on his own gratification with regards to being fair, to not seem to take advantage that he totally neglects a dire situation of both the woman opposite him and the overall (pandemic) picture.
My (only) other complaint is the snail's pace of the installments. I know.... The author writes a lot, and very well, too. But it makes me needing to read the whole story again. This my 4th time, lol.
Interesting take on what we’re grateful the pandemic wasn’t. By the way, in French, it’s “madame”, not madam.
My second read. I had to. So many spin offs of this great story. When I started reading the spin offs and those contained family from your story, I felt compelled to reread to remember exactly who they are. Thank you for allowing all the other great writers to share in this story. Maybe when all stories are complete an anthology could be published
Very enthralling storyline, characterization, drama and sex scenes. A great start to what promises to be a well thought out and written story. I look forward to reading the next chapter. As this is my first foray into your writing and the first story you posted here I have added you to my favorites list. I appreciate your and your Muse's imagination and abilities to bring it to your story. Thank you for sharing your vision and talents.
……sooooo Lily is absolutely the best. Hands down my favorite character. I adore her xD
The math here doesn't add up.
If half the adult men are dead, then average harem size should be 2.
Filtering out bad candidates like abusers gets you up to maybe 3, with the high end around 5 or 6.
Not 12+.
Why is Lily, a "Japanese" woman, saying Andy's next partner had better be "at least as dark as me"? She's Japanese. Since when are they especially dark? Also...how the hell did Andy know she was "Japanese" immediately? Is he secretly a frickin anthropologist with a specialization in far eastern cultures? Because that's seriously weird. I can see "woman with vaguely Asian features" or "Eurasian" or something like that. But he knows she's definitely Japanese? Without even a moment of pondering? Dude must be a wizard. And if it isn't Andy being a wizard, but the omniscient narrator, what exactly is "Japanese woman" supposed to tell the reader? Is it a less offensive way of saying Asian? Because trust me, if it's a choice between calling us all Chinese or Japanese, "Asian" is less offensive. Still ridiculous and ridiculously nonspecific, but at least it's not like calling everyone with Latin ancestry "Mexican". Still baffled by the "at least as dark as me" thing, too.
You have a great thing going, but some editorial polish would help. I got distracted a few times by tense or sentence structure problems.
As far as I’m concerned, you’re a bloody storytelling wizard. Harem, submissives, Irish Ginger, Aussie surfer, a genuine French maid,, all in an intentional community, living in a mansion, with a pool? The only thing missing is the clothing optional lifestyle. —- Amazing story…. You’ve found a lot of my hot buttons.
For those commenting that the first ten to twenty-five chapters are less polished than the rest, all of these chapters were subsequently cleaned up, revised and polished for the print/Kindle version, which cleans up some of the timeline and most of the more egregious errors. When I first posted this, I was sort of the mindset that I didn't know if there would ever be an audience for it. As such, the revised version's available as part of my Patreon or for sale in either print or for Kindle. It was a sizable amount of work, so I chose not to reupload those revised/reworked chapters to any of the public sites. If continuity is important to you, I urge you to go read that version. Thanks again for reading!
OK, all your commentors are way too hung up on technicalities. My thoughts on my his was HolyShit! What a fun diversion from real life. That's what I read for, and this was quite diverting! And, bonus, definitely arousing and stiffening. Love Nico. American Indian, Mexican, And Japanese!! Wayy too hot. Mmmmm! Really looking forward to reading the rest of this. Stocking up on lube 😂😂😋.
This is the start of my third time through the series! I love the characters, love the chapter, love the story, and I LOVE the world that you've setup for other authors to write in. The only significant problem that I've identified is I hate waiting for the next chapter. Hence, my third time through! Lol. Thank you for the entertainment and F*CK the haters! ;)
This is a really cool story. Looks heavenly. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
The story might seem wild in places, and extremely contrived, but the fate of the then President and VP, succumbing to Covid, is actually less wild than what actually became of them!
The author brushes on ethnic diversity but the harem doesn't feature a single Afro-Caribbean or South Asian.
so some other quaranteam authors
EldritchMuppet
Reader737b
BronanTheLibrarian
32inch
For anyone interested in reading additional stories of the QT universe, here is a list of authors with stories that contain the expression 'Quaranteam' in the title currently available here. I believe these are correct spellings to easily find them.
Other names have been mentioned [Julius Drake, justaguy] as authors working in the QT universe, but I did not see them in my story search for the phrase 'quaranteam'; nor could I track them down with Author Search, perhaps not having the exact correct spelling. I will be happy to amend this list if anyone can send me info I can verify about other authors belonging here, or make any other necessary correction.
CorruptingPower
OtterlyMindblowing
BreakTheBar
The_Licentious_Laurate
SilverRyden
Agathonwrites
BirchesLoveBooks
RonanJWilkerson
2charlie
DisquietCertitude
Lokisluckwriting
Percheron
Ranthoron
EldritchMuppet
Reader737b
Reposting to get the authors I missed all into one post: When this posts I will delete my earlier lists in the comments.
Shaggy: This series alone has 28 parts. You've read the first ONE of them, and complain about lack of diversity already???? Note that Niko is more than sufficiently mixed-race to satisfy even the most rabid diversity advocate.
Relax, dude, CP ticks that box just fine, down the road.
Posting this November 13th, 2024.
The politics aged fast.
How can Niko be 22 years old, a certified pilot, and have had sufficient training to be a data analyst? Should have made her older and tossed out one job line to make it less jarring.
Seconding the commenter who thought it racist for Lily to demand a non-white woman as #3 for Andy. Not her business anyway.
In response to a commenter a few comments back: no, a story does not need ethnic diversity to be a good read. At least to me, a LOT of the diversity gives the impression of being bolted on - it was not necessary given the setting, timeline, and overall story.
Finally: I see that there is an entire story universe, with over a dozen writers and over a hundred installments. Om top of that, lots of side tracks. I *might* have considered reading all of that if it were one writer, published as a single one-track series, and less political inserts along the way. As it is, reading all of this seems like an undertaking akin to reading each and every February sucks spinoff.
But then again, those aspects of the whole thing may make it the perfect balm for those who were traumatized by the 2024 presidential election.
Might have a look at the comments on some other installments, though - there should be some hoots there!
feel_the_beast: As of 20th Nov 2024, Andy's harem still has no African/Caribbean women. I kept track. Niko is one of the few non-white women in his harem. I don't think it's intentional, but I see it again and again in harem stories here.
To Anon above - no, ethnic diversity is not a requirement for the story, a person's appearance doesn't have to be a plot point or a check box, but it's a strange thing how lacking it is given the author's proclaimed progressivism. I'd like more visibility of disability and neurodiversity too.
ShaggyDogStory: Andy's harem makeup is, in many ways, a product of his area, i.e. the SF Bay Area. But, for the record, Andy has: an Australian woman, an Irish woman, Niko (who's part First Nations/Chinese/Mexican), a 2nd gen French/American, a 2nd generation Mexican/American, a blonde Midwesterner, a blonde Californian, a brunette from Florida, a half Indian/half French woman from London, a redhead from the Northeastern US, a posh British blonde, a Canadian acrobat, a half-Hawaiian/half-Japanese woman, an Iranian-American woman, a Californian blonde, a brunette from Illinois, Andy's college girlfriend (originally from Chicago), a Scottish woman, a Cuban-American, a New York/Israeli Jew, a Welsh woman, a Korean-American and one more (so far) in a chapter that's available on the Patreon (who is also Asian although not American), but hasn't been made public yet. An offer was extended to an African-American woman, but she declined (see 1:28).
That puts Andy's harem at around 47% Caucasian Americans, 17% Caucasian non-Americans, 17% Asian, 10% Latina, 8% Middle Eastern. Saying Niko's "one of the few non-white women in his harem" is both inaccurate and misleading, when if you add it up, Andy's harem consists of over 30% non-white women.
As for disability and neurodiversity, some of that has been addressed by the regenerations as part of the story. If you recall, Lexi showed up with quite a sizable amount of scarring damage, which was healed off. And while I haven't called attention to it, Whitney is on the spectrum, but I have been, as advised by those people I know on the spectrum, not to draw attention to it, but simply let it be reflected in her behavior and demeanor. But I can't reflect everything for everyone.
Anonymous: If you've read Phil's Tale, you'd know - Niko was lying about ever having been a data analyst. (Andy, of course, discovers this later in Book 1 anyway.) She's part of Air Force Security Services, also known as the Air Force's Military Police. Part of the reason the side stories exist is to provide additional context and perspectives to things, rather than just sticking with Andy's perspective (which is the prerogative of Book 1) the whole time.
Shaggy: CP's response covered the bases quite well on your diversity concerns with his work. If his explanation still leaves you unsatisfied in your search for stories that address diversity as you think they should, I suggest you try this link:
//rosa-blanca.ru/desixxxphoto/c/interracial-erotic-stories
If you can't find stories that meet your standards there, man, I don't know what else to tell you.