Welcome
to another Saturday of Science Fiction & Fantasy and read snippets
exchanged by several writers. http://scififansat.blogspot.com/
I
switched stories to give you a Halloween snippet from Grand Master’s Game. Last
week’s snippet is here http://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2015/11/scifi-snippet-for-sffsat-from-grand.html
A predatory thought coiled into
her mind, and she transmitted silently, “A
carnivore hunts our scent.”
The Grand Master scanned their
surroundings. “I prefer to evade
detection.” He pulled Violet to his side and instructed, “Stay close to me and I’ll shield our bodies.”
She backed against his firm body and gripped her laser as a precaution. His
shield enveloped them, and they stood quietly within its protection.
A triangular head with curved
mandibles and six large eyes poked over a rock. The head was followed by a long
segmented body supported on many short legs. Violet shuddered and pressed
closer to Athanor.
“I’m imitating a rock,” he sent, “Don’t distract me; I want to taste right.” The shield became
opaque, and Violet realized he had layered mineral particles over the surface.
The many-legged creature ambled
towards them and clambered awkwardly over the fake boulder created by Athanor. The
long body wobbled from side to side as it climbed. Joints between its segments gaped
and closed as it crawled over their heads.
Grand Master’s Pawn
is FREE for 16-17 Nov or 99c this month.
Grand Master’s Game:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0104OFJJ8
Your comments are
welcome as always.
I like this - Athanor avoiding a confrontation by pretending to be solid stone. It's good to see characters dealing with a threat with something other than straight violence.
ReplyDeleteYes. His favorite trick is to teleport out of trouble. Here, he's just hiding.
DeleteMy favourite bit is "I want to taste right." I didn't expect that. What a clever trick! :) It's so interesting to see what your characters can do with their psi powers.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun imagining what they can do.
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