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This weekend, I’m continuing snippets from Cosmic Wars, Book 5 of the Grand Masters’ Galaxy. I’ll probably skip the next two weeks since I’ll be away in
California.
Blurb
Violet
and Athanor Griffin reunite with their baby son after escaping from the world
beyond the fiery Cosmic Rift, but they find no respite from troubles. The
Council of Grand Masters has declared Athanor dead, and are fighting for the
leadership position as Chair. Hordes of bloodsucking Ixioth slavers threaten
galactic civilization, and a new enemy has emerged from the alternate universe,
an enemy immune to psychic forces. The dynamic couple is soon swamped with
pleas for help. Athanor’s vow to crush the insectoid Ixioths and expel the
Nulls hits the major obstacle of locating the enemy. The teleportal web enables
their allied enemies to make rapid strikes and escape to an unknown base,
somewhere in the galaxy. Violet has a different perilous challenge. Her promise
to rescue the children captured on Cinerea means she must brave the dreadful
Rift and lose her psychic powers. Can the two Griffins reconcile their
divergent promises, or must they separate for the tasks of rescuing the
prisoners and defeating the slavers?
Join
the psychic superstars on this epic adventure, meet aliens of all stripes, and
of course, the fabulous dragons of Sythos.
Stimon, the Master Smith, runs a forge inside the crater of
an active volcano. He makes various devices for the Grand Masters, and perhaps
for others.
Continuing from last week, Violet and Athanor Griffin have
commissioned new wedding rings from Stimon, the Master Smith.
You can read last week’s snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-commission-for-master-smith-snippet.html
Please excuse irregular punctuation to fit.
“Show me the damaged ring,” Stimon held out his callused hand.
Violet eased the ring off her finger and indicated its cracked
orb.
Pointing his forefinger at her ring, the Master Smith asked,
“What caused that fracture?”
“The trolls, the same ones who trapped Athanor, have a sonic
weapon. It broke the casing and the silver fluid dripped out, leaving me
vulnerable to the anti-psi black stones.”
“I remember the repulsive stones,” He lowered his bushy eyebrows
in a frown.
“Can you devise a better container?” Athanor asked.
The Master Smith stared down at the roiling lava, “Grand Master,
I used the toughest material available. Only one substance is superior; the
scales of a dragon might possibly be impervious to the trolls’ weapon.”
Cosmic Wars – Pre-order for 99c at Amazon iBooks B&N
(Releases
on July 17th)
Current Books in the Grand
Masters’ Galaxy:
Special
Sales:
June
15-28: Europa
SciFi adventure &
alien romance. Daredevil scientist and abused alien in perilous alliance.
June
16-July 24: Secret Supers Boxset of Books 1-3
Fantasy adventure &
romance. Superheroes with quirky animal sidekicks tackle murderous villains in
three thrilling adventures with a dash of romance.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Oh no pressure then - first find your dragon! :)
ReplyDeleteThey know a few dragons, but not if they'd be willing to part with their scales.
DeleteSounds like a journey is in store to get the dragon scales. Nice snippet!
ReplyDeleteVery likely.
DeleteInteresting about the dragon scales ... great snippet.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteOnly an itsy bitsy Dragon!Love your snippet.
ReplyDeleteRight! Their dragons are large and fierce.
DeleteI remember the dragons! Great peek at the book, TY.
ReplyDeleteGood - I've introduced another dragon in this book.
DeleteThis just got a lot more challenging! Good snippet.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time in CA!
Of course, and this might be the least of their problems.
DeleteThanks!
Love me some dragons! Must have scales for my next jewelry purchase. You weave a tangled and intriguing web, Aurora!
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed complex.
DeleteAnd off we go to find a dragon willing to shed some scales, I'm betting! Really a fun excerpt today...
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteNot yet, they have another task.
A quest is coming up! Hopefully, no dragons will be harmed in the process. :p
ReplyDeleteThe dragons are more likely to harm them - they dislike humans.
DeleteSo at some point they'll be off in search of a dragon? Cool.
ReplyDeleteWell, there's a little twist to the "quest".
DeleteSounds like a rare and probably expensive item. I’ll be interested to see if they get their hands on one.
ReplyDeleteRare certainly.
DeleteAwesome world building here!
ReplyDeleteThank you. This world has many fantastic creatures.
DeleteNice set up for a quest.
ReplyDeleteLove the world building. Dragons. Can't wait.
DeleteActually, this is a side story not the main quest.
DeleteLove your world building. Dragons. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah. Just find a dragon and ask for a scale. That's a challenge.
ReplyDeleteThey have dragon friends, but don't know if they'll be willing to part with a scale or two!
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