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to another Sunday with Weekend Writing
Warriors. Meet writers in
various genres and read 8-10 sentence snippets of their stories. Find a new
author and sample their work. Enjoy!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I’m
running snippets from the beginning of Jupiter, Book 3 in Taxyon Space. Nikki
is recording the marine life when Kiron gets a message from their hostess, Sora.
You can
read last week’s snippet here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/11/five-peaceful-hexads-snippet-from.html
I’ve
skipped a few paragraphs. Kiron has persuaded Nikki to swim to the island and
learn why Sora called.
Please excuse irregular punctuation to fit.
As they waded to the beach, Nikki caught his hand, “I hope this
won’t take long, so we’ll be able to chase after the mobile triales. I wanted
to trace their migration.”
Gripped by an uneasy foreboding, Kiron stifled a groan. After
four miserable years under an abusive First, he treasured every happy moment
with Nikki, but their peaceful interlude couldn’t last forever. Did this
summons mark the end of their honeymoon? Unwilling to upset Nikki by voicing
his worries, he gestured to the veranda, “Sora is waiting for us.”
Their hostess walked to meet them at the top of the beach. With
her weathered face and practical clothes, Brisa Sora did not resemble a lady of
the highest rank. Indeed, their benefactrix preferred her occupation as a
scientist and overseer of the marine preserve to mingling with the fashionably
dressed courtiers in the Pearl Pyramid.
JUPITER:
A hyperspace hop turns deadly, crushing hopes
for a human-Warrish alliance
Nikki and
Kiron Ramis Bell are studying the marine life of Rishalt when they are summoned
for an audience with the Prime. Tol-Jadel sets them the task of investigating a
hyperspace perturbation near Jupiter. This anomaly threatens to sever the
routes connecting Earth and Rishalt. They must return to the ocean of Europa to
identity the cause of the disruption. But, tensions are rising between Warrish
Watchers and the humans on Galileo Station, and Earth’s governments are
squabbling over the proposed alliance with the aliens. Can Nikki and Kiron
erase the obstacle before their home planets are separated forever?
You can
learn how the couple met in Europa.
EUROPA is 99c this month.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your
comments.
So much information revealed in just a few lines. But the question remains, why did she call them back. Nice snippet!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm teasing you along, although the blurb gives the answer.
DeleteHoneymoons don't last forever, but it sounds like they are in for a change.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteI'm guessing the honeymoon might be over as well. Sounds like they weren't summoned on a whim! Enjoyed the excerpt...
ReplyDeleteThanks. No, Sora wouldn't call on a whim.
DeleteI'm guessing Kiron has reasons for his misgivings, but it sounds to me like Sora is a decent person (I like the practical focus and work ethic) and wouldn't mess with them just for the sake of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks. You are correct on both counts.
DeleteHmm . . . I found myself wondering if Sora's clothing resembles your own when you're working as a scientist.
ReplyDeleteNot the way I imagine her. Most of my science work is either writing or talking with students so I don't wear smart suits.
DeleteI love every part of this snippet!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I wanted to weave in backstory from the earlier books.
DeleteThey've been summoned and makes me wonder why. I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteThey must be curious too.
DeleteUnfortunately there's always an end to a honeymoon.:-) Wonder why they've been summoned. Interesting snippet.
ReplyDeleteAs you can tell, it was a working honeymoon with Nikki studying the marine animals of this alien world.
DeleteNice build up to the troubles to come, Aurora.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's sometimes good to start in a peaceful scene. The first book in this series began with a crash.
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