Welcome to another Sunday
with Weekend
Writing Warriors. Meet writers in various genres and
read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories.
I skipped last week due to the holiday. Today with the new
year, I’ll begin posting snippets from my WIP, Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space.
The story begins on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, shortly after the end of Book 1.
Here are the first lines (unedited):
The intercom beeped. A shrill
voice yelled, “Dr. Bell, you’re ordered to the hub. We have an emergency.
Unidentified floating object on the monitors.”
Noting the edge of panic in the
cantankerous Safety Officer’s voice, Nikki called, “Cut your jets, Tar, I’ll be
up in a second.” Anxious to learn the worst, she left the lab and sprinted
along the passage to the transit hub of Bathos, the submarine station in the
ocean of Europa. What the styx could it be? The prototype spaceship, Taxyon
One, had departed from Jupiter’s moon three weeks ago, leaving the fledgling
colony without transport off the moon.
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As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
I'm curious as to what it is. Great snippet. :)
ReplyDeleteNever good to hear about emergencies. Good snippet, Aurora. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks - I'm hoping it makes a good opening to the story.
DeleteI like it. Crisis in the making, always good for compelling reading.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteAlways scary to be in a cutoff colony! Nice, tense moment happening here, enjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteYes. Even a message would take almost a hour to reach Earth.
DeleteSounds like a great setup for an adventure to come!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYou got my curiosity up. Great snippet. Can't wait to read more.
ReplyDeleteGreat - more next week.
DeleteGreat lingo!
ReplyDeleteYou mean the ufo?
DeleteAn unidentified object, and no means of escape? That's a tense situation right out the gate!
ReplyDeleteYes, they're stuck on the moon, but they're used to being isolated.
DeleteA USO (Unidentified Swimming Object)? That sounds worrisome indeed.
ReplyDeleteUFO - Unidentified floating object. I expect they're jumpier than normal after the disasters toward the end of Book 1.
DeleteHaving read book one, I was drawn straight into this and can't wait to read the whole book now!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the opening lines appealed to you.
DeleteEnjoyed the snippet. Loved this line: What the styx could it be?
ReplyDelete:)
I try to amuse my readers.
DeleteI wonder what the emergency is ... great snippet.
ReplyDeleteIt's a UFO!
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