Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend
Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and
read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.
I’m sorry I did not read all the snippets last weekend. My
twitter account was locked and I’ve created another one, although without >9000 followers.
I’m posting snippets from my latest novel set on Jupiter’s
moon, Europa. I’ve called it a SciFi thriller and romance. The book releases on
November 14th.
Tag line: What alien creatures lurk under the ice crust
of Europa?
After Nikki’s lifepod crashed on Europa, she tumbled into a
hole in the ice and saw a stranger’s face in the water below. He pulled her
into the ocean under the surface ice.
You can read my last snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2017/10/hint-of-smile-snippet-from-europa-for.html
I’ve skipped to a section near the end of the chapter.
Kiron has towed Nikki under the surface ice sheet to the Earther Station. Note,
Galileo Station is constructed in two sections: Upper Station (Topside) within
the ice sheet on the surface of Europa, and Lower Station (Bathos) about a mile
below on a plateau at the sea bottom.
At the rippling surface of the
ocean, he ducked into the concealment of a shallow groove in the ice sheet. He
narrowed his eyes to peer at the torus of the upper station. Detecting no
activity in the water near the borehole, he placed the limp body of the Earther
just under the ice. Aiming carefully, he propelled her toward the borehole with
its framework of cables. The space-suited body rotated in the water, drifted
into the tunnel and rose toward the upper section of their station.
Kiron backed away slowly to elude
the motion sensors. When he had retreated into the swaying branches of
stingers, he halted and gave a grim smile. Their detectors would register the
spinning spacesuit, and someone would come to investigate.
The book is available for Pre-order
for only 99c
International: http://authl.it/B0764DFSDM/?d
Non-Amazon: https://www.books2read.com/u/bxqJ2e
(Not live yet)
My science fiction story, A Tale of Two Colonies, is discounted to 99c this month. The giant alien spiders
make it fit for a Halloween read.
Fight for freedom.
Fight to survive - For refugees from an overcrowded Earth, dreams of a better
life on an alien planet transform into a terrifying battle for survival.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Interesting snippet whit great descriptions. I like the set up of the station. Intriguing.
ReplyDeleteThanks - I had to create a two level station as well as two alien societies.
DeleteSounds like a good plan, but I wonder if it will go as he hopes. Intriguing!
ReplyDeleteSome of his plan works.
DeleteApparently, he doesn’t want them to know he’s there, but he’s willing to take some risks to get her to safety.
ReplyDeleteActually, that is a major problem - he is watching in secret.
DeleteCrafty move on his part. They're going to be wondering how she got there, though.
ReplyDeleteThey do, but she can't tell them since she was unconscious while he transported her.
DeleteClever!! I'm looking forward to seeing where this is going. Love the world you're setting up here, Aurora!
ReplyDeleteThank you. In some ways it's two stories from the different perspectives.
DeleteWell done on his part! I'm so eager to read this...great excerpt. So sorry to hear about the twitter snafu. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm back in my old twitter account as of yesterday.
DeleteGood thinking on his part! :D
ReplyDeleteHe'll have to keep his wits for the turmoil to come.
DeleteI need to know what happens next! Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteGood. The book releases in two weeks.
DeleteI'm really enjoying this, and the snippet leaves me wondering - I doubt he's going to forget her in a hurry! Just followed you on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the follow. Neither of them will forget.
DeleteThat's a smart move on his part.
ReplyDeleteYes, he has bright ideas on occasion.
DeleteI love how he figures out how to get help without revealing himself.
ReplyDeleteHe's been hiding for years and spying on the station.
DeleteHe's certainly a hero -- and he certainly knows a lot about how the station operates.
ReplyDeleteYou're right on both counts. An abused hero, as will become clear later.
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