Welcome to another Sunday with Weekend Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories. Find a new author and sample their work. Enjoy!
This
week, I’m switching to my new story, Alarik, book 4 in my series, Taxyon
Space. This series stars
alien mermen who’ve been observing humans from the oceans of Europa. Their
secret is exposed in the first Book, Europa.
I’m
continuing from the beginning of the book. Alarik, the hero, is watching the
broadcast about an alien ship landing on Mars. You can read last week’s snippet
at https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2019/10/an-alien-craft-snippet-from-alarik-for.html
The occupant, presumably the
ship’s pilot, sprawled on the floor. Four eyestalks drooped on top of a purple
carapace and the clawed tips of three jointed limbs poked from under its shell.
A trail of orange ran from a clump on the floor to the shell. The microbes also
ingested metals and other nutrients from living creatures.
“Eekrepisth,” Alarik breathed.
What was the semi-aquatic sentient doing on Mars? Did it intend to land on the
arid planet or had its ship crashed in a dust storm? In either case, his duty
was clear, he must notify the Triarchs. The Watchers would receive the
information once the radio signals reached Europa, but he and his brother were
likely the only Warrish to infiltrate human society. Who else would agree to
the excision of an entire finger and diminished status due to this mutilation?
Draft
Blurb
Two people fleeing their planets
discover a shared goal.
When an alien spacecraft crashes on Mars, the
repercussions sweep throughout the solar system and endanger the fragile new
alliance with the Warrish mermen.
Alarik Kenton Tallis, Eldest of three brothers,
was forced to infiltrate human society on Earth as a spy to insure his injured
brother receives proper medical care. But, when his transmissions are detected,
he must flee the planet.
On Mars, Phoebe Wong, a veterinary scientist
with dubious family connections, is desperate to escape the underworld gangs
terrorizing the domed city. She jumps at the chance to join the colonists bound
for a distant exoplanet.
Their paths converge on a space ferry bound for
the outer planets. Trouble pursues them. Will their flight end on Europa, the
hyperspace gateway to the stars protected by three diverse species?
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for the First Time:
Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan
to discover intelligent life on Jupiter’s moon hits a rocky start when her
spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds before she blacks out,
she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the
submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger
saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its
alien inhabitants.
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose
exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never
expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the
prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn
her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected
meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans.
Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite
their people’s antagonism?
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