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 the beginning of my WIP, Rishalt,
Book 2 of Taxyon Space. The story begins on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, shortly
after the end of Book 1. It might be confusing for anybody who hasn't read the first book. I've introduced some backstory from Book 1 without, I hope, giving spoilers. The new story, continuing the adventures of Nikki and Kiron, is at 52k words, and I’m pondering how to emphasize
the subtle villainy.
You can read last week’s snippet here - https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/01/unidentified-floating-object-snippet.html
Excuse my minor alteration of punctuation to fit.
As she reached the door to the
stairwell, Astrid Andersen raced from the opposite direction. The chief of the
Division of Xenobiology ran gracefully, her long legs moving easily and her
blonde hair bobbing behind. Nikki quelled a twinge of envy. Her mentor had
arrived only recently and her muscles were still adapted to Earth’s gravity.
Astrid said, “I had not
anticipated so much excitement during my visit. Is this alarm a normal
occurrence?”
“Not in my experience,” Nikki
admitted. “I’ve no idea what the monitors detected. Even Major Tarlick ought to
recognize a large native animal.”
“Let’s find out,” Astrid pushed
the door open.
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As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
I'm thinking what was detected isn't going to be pleasant. Great snippet. :)
ReplyDeleteIt depends on your viewpoint.
DeleteGreat description! You've got me on the edge of my seat with that last sentence. :)
ReplyDeleteGood - although the reader will find out in a few more lines.
DeleteYou're already on book II, while mind is still underneath Europa's oceans, back in book I!
ReplyDeleteThis one starts on Europa, but will end on Rishalt.
DeleteOh ... nice cliffhanger... great snippet! :-)
ReplyDeleteThe short snippets give more opportunities for mini-cliffhangers.
DeleteA nice moment here, making us wonder what's been detected! Glad to hear there's a second book...
ReplyDeleteOf course I had to write the second book and give Nikki and Kiron their HEA.
DeleteYes, let's do find out. :D Great snippet, Aurora.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Object identification coming soon.
DeleteWhen someone says, "Let's find out," why doesn't anyone have the good sense to say, "I'll wait here. You let me know how it turns out." Why I'd never make a good heroine in one of our books.
ReplyDeleteThen, I assume you would never join a small colony of scientists on Jupiter's moon. It sounds fun to me.
DeleteGreat snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteOh, what are they going to find? Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteSomething they've never seen before.
DeleteI'm curious to know what was detected.
ReplyDeleteThe answer is coming soon, or part of the answer.
DeleteSounds like neither one of them is going to hold back!
ReplyDeleteOf course not. If you lived on an isolated submarine station, you'd want to know what was lurking outside.
DeleteI'm keen to find out what's lurking there too - great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's moving slowly.
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