Lounge readers and listeners, need your help!

[Runkmud]

A good friend of mine has written a novel, of which I have helped him write a screenplay. Currently, he is reading his novel on Itunes for free. Search "Ancients of Eden", it's in the podcast section. He's reading one chapter a week, and is planning on putting up half of the novel in hopes of creating demand for the book.

Here's where I need your help oh brilliant and well read folks of the Lounge. If you would, and you find it interesting, we could really use some critique. I know that many folks here are in the field, or heck just voracious readers (hint!).

Specifically aside from general critque, we're currently seeking representation. Part of the difficulty of this, is that agents tend to want to see only a small sample size of the work from an unknown writer. Well here's one of our problems. The first four chapters have no dialogue. This is pretty odd for a typical novel, I however think it works fine in this situation, but I'm a subjective reader, with little writing experience. I have a feeling that this might be unacceptable to most agents or publishers, but am also very ignorant in the field.

If any of you could give a listen, and critique us, as well as give any suggestions as to representation or publishers, I'd be thrilled to hear it.

Thanks Loungers!

Runk

PS, if the critiques go anywhere, I'll talk to Lucian, and with his permission, send out the screenplay to those who request it.