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I’m posting snippets from the first Chapter of Rishalt,
Book 2 of Taxyon Space. The story begins on the submarine Galileo Station on Jupiter’s
moon, Europa, shortly after the end of Book 1.
Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon
Space
Draft Blurb
Kiron Arqin Ramis is
summoned home by his family to the unwanted honor of a new triad and union with
a high-ranked female. Unable to forget Nikki, he endures a perilous exile on a
wilderness planet instead of complying with his family’s demands. But, the
Triarchs have other plans for him.
Stakes are higher than
the lives of two individuals. Earth leaders are desperate to acquire the
aliens’ interstellar technology, while Warrish dispute the benefit of an
alliance with inferiors. Can Nikki and Kiron pierce the barriers separating
them to find happiness with provoking an unequal war?
The aliens’ strange sphere has appeared in the
ocean outside the submarine station.
You can
read last week’s snippet here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/02/attack-or-friendly-visit-snippet-from.html
Final
line: Director Foster said, “Major Tarlick is
correct. We ought to meet them in their own element as a neighborly gesture.”
After debating whether it is hostile or not, Nikki, Al and Astrid swim out to
the sphere.
Note:
I’ve skipped a few paragraphs and abused semicolons to fit into 8-10 sentences
A hundred meters ahead, the great
sphere glistened beyond the extreme end of the Greenery, their hydroponic
garden. She sped up, eager to reach her destination; halting a couple of paces
in front of the membrane, she rotated upright and waited for the others.
Al jerked his chin at the sphere,
his gruff voice rumbled in the mike, “Open the hatch, Nikki.”
She walked forward and touched
her finger to the iridescent surface. A dimple formed, widening as she pushed.
Spreading her fingers apart as if she were drawing aside a curtain, she stepped
into the sphere. Two faint plops in the rear announced the entrance of her
friends, and she heard Astrid’s indrawn breath of excitement.
An array of green-skinned men in
white or brown tunics stared back at them. Nikki scanned their faces in a rapid
glance, recognizing the men she had seen in their base. White-robed Triarch
Webale stood in the middle of two triads - three men with the bicolored hair of
the Gold Band Triad and three blue-haired men with blue star tattoos. None had
red hair; Kiron was missing.
Rishalt is now available for
pre-order
Two alien worlds. Two lovers torn apart. Twist
the hyperthreads into unity.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
An interesting way of traveling through the hatch! And what will that mean with Kiron missing? Will their greeting be as friendly as they'd hoped? Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteOne mystery at a time. I gave the aliens some advanced technology, although when Nikki first saw them in the ocean they were using harpoons to hunt sea animals.
DeleteYou've done a great job of conveying the 'otherness' of the sphere.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Kiron's bubble shelter was the first alien artifact Nikki encountered. She's a biologist and knew the Warrish came from somewhere else because they had bones unlike all the other sea animals on Europa.
DeleteGreat snippet, Aurora. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of the sphere! She’s brave to just walk in.
ReplyDeleteShe's eager to meet her lover.
DeleteFantastic imagery!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI had a feeling Kiron wouldn't be there...but I still enjoyed the snippet, beautifully written description!
ReplyDeleteThe blurb does suggest he's gone home.
DeleteLove the tech of the membrane. I'm curious, there must have been a fair bit of interaction between these peoples in the past for her to know so much about them.
ReplyDeleteNikki has met them during the unfortunate events in Europa, book 1, but the other humans have not.
DeleteVery visual!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI love all the details you've given us, it makes it almost a 'cinematic' experience! I hope Kieron is OK.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Kiron gets the next chapter.
DeleteGreat description! I'm worried about Kiron, though.
ReplyDeleteHe's worried too!
DeleteGreat scene. I am looking forward to reading this book!
ReplyDeleteSuper - thanks!
DeleteI hope nothing bad has happened to Kieron. The details of the membrane beautifully set the stage for an alien experience.
ReplyDeleteBad is a relative term, especially for an alien society.
DeleteAnother interesting snippet. Enjoyed the read.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteNo!! Where is Kiron? She is going to have to go to his home look for him, doesn't sound easy.
ReplyDeleteExactly the problem.
DeleteUh oh. Where's Kiron? I know. Wait until next week. Very clever opening the hatch. I'm fascinated.
ReplyDeleteThis chapter continues for several pages while they talk to the Warrish etc. But since so many people asked about Kiron, I hope to post th start of his story next weekend. Assuming we have internet.
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