Welcome
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 NEW YEAR!
I’m running
another snippet from Jupiter, Book 3 in Taxyon Space. Nikki and Kiron have been
summoned by Prime Jadel.
You can
read my snippet from last week here: https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/12/prime-jadel-snippet-from-jupiter-for.html
I’ve skipped a few lines – it’s in Nikki’s POV.
[Slightly edited to fit]
Jadel said, “The hyperthreads passing through your Earther
system have become distorted. The nexus must be stabilized, or else we shall
lose the ability to travel between our planets.”
Styx, were they marooned on Rishalt and separated from humankind
forever? Nikki pressed her fingers on her lips to stifle a gasp of dismay.
His gaze still locked on Jadel’s face, Kiron caressed Nikki’s hand
unobtrusively, “Gracious Prime, where is the nexus located?”
Focusing on his sincere face, Jadel said, “You, as an
ex-Watcher, should know; the nexus lies within the stormy gas planet called
Jupiter.”
Fighting off her terror of being isolated, Nikki asked, “What do
you wish of us?”
“The pair of you, the Ramis Bell duad, will travel to this
Earther planet to unravel the knot and clear the hyper-routes.”
Kiron bowed and gave the traditional response, “Gracious Prime,
I hear and obey.”
“How will we recognize the aberrant factor?” Nikki asked.
JUPITER:
A simple hop across hyperspace 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. They must return to the oceans of Europa
and prevent this anomaly from severing the hyperroutes between Earth and Rishalt.
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?
JUPITER is $2.99 at Amazon iBooks Kobo B&N GooglePlay
You can
learn how the couple met in Book 1, EUROPA.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your
comments.
