Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend
Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and
read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.
I’m posting
snippets from my latest novel set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Tag line: What alien creatures lurk under the ice
crust of Europa?
You can read my last snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/09/cruel-barb-snippet-from-europa-for.html
I have skipped several pages to give you a glimpse of the
hero. Nikki ejected just before her lifepod crashed on Europa. She has fallen
into a hole in the ice crust.
Please excuse any irregular punctuation to fit into 10
sentences.
She scrunched her eyes closed and
lay motionless, dazed and light-headed from exhaustion and low oxygen.
Seconds, or maybe hours later,
she opened her eyes and bit back a cry of shock. A new face stared up through
the transparent layer of ice. A finely chiseled man’s face with green eyes
under straight reddish eyebrows, and prominent cheekbones, one bearing a
triangular mark.
Nikki stretched her fingers
toward him, and his lips curved in a handsome smile.
She
brightened with hope. He would save her life; if he were not merely a dream born of
her fuzzy imagination.
She mouthed, “Help!”
The edges of her vision grayed.
Her thoughts flickered,
Help…Safe…Dream…Nothing.
Blurb
Dr. Nikki
Bell’s plan to discover intelligent life in the oceans of Europa hits a rocky
start when her spaceship crashes on the icy surface. 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?
Book 1 in a
new SciFi series, Taxyon Space.
You can read the first two chapters in your
choice of format HERE.
The book is available for Pre-order
for only 99c
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0764DFSDM/
International: http://authl.it/B0764DFSDM/?d
I am running two other special discounts.
Gargoyle Hunt, Book 3 of Secret Supers,
will be 99c until 22nd
Superheroes at college,
snarky animals, living gargoyles and devious aliens living among us.
My science fiction story, A Tale of Two Colonies, will be
discounted to 99c this month. The giant arachnids make it fit for a Halloween
read.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Oh I'm very curious who he is. Great snippet, Aurora. :)
ReplyDeleteThe story has scenes from his perspective as well as hers. She won't meet the mysterious man for a while.
DeleteI don't know if I'd be more afraid or hopeful. Though if he's the hero, it's obviously a good thing for her that he's there. Nice snippet! :)
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't seem to be afraid, although her mind is fuzzy.
DeleteNice description, and I love the fade out at the end, with her not sure if he was real or an hallucination.
ReplyDeleteShe'll be confused about this point for several days. Readers will learn what he does in the next chapter.
DeleteI'm really enjoying the opening of this book, Aurora. It has a different feel than what I've come to expect from you.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! This scene is my insight for the story.
DeleteI wonder what and who he is. Is he real or a hallucination?
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't know either. Don't you love men of mystery?
DeleteGreat imagery and cliffhanger!
ReplyDeleteThanks. It has several cliffhangers.
DeleteI like the sound of this story. Very different.
ReplyDeleteGood. Two timelines entwine. Next chapter is his pov.
DeleteI'm really enjoying the snippets from this story - and what a tease at the end!
ReplyDeleteGreat!
DeleteOK, WOW, really a great excerpt and I'm wild with curiosity as to what she really saw and what will happen next. This is terrific story telling :)
ReplyDeleteThe answer, or part of it, is in the next chapter. The first two chapters are in the excerpt on instafreebie - hers and his pov.
DeleteI like this story! Mystery, science, and romance ahead!
ReplyDeleteThrills abound. Thanks.
DeleteThis story has hooked me from the beginning. Loved how you ended this snippet with her not sure what's real and what she's imagining.
ReplyDeleteThis image led me to compose their story.
DeleteAh, a new character. Like Diane, I love how she isn't sure what's real and what isn't.
ReplyDeleteLuckily he's real.
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