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!
This week I'm continuing my new story. It will be book 3 in my series Atrapako on Eden. The settings are two remote planets: Eden, a terraformed planet with a colony of humans; and Vkani, an inhospitable planet with scaled human(oid) aliens. You can read about the planets and their inhabitants in my Blog Post HERE.
At the beginning of the story, Maya and her team are flying over the Deadlands in search of the ruins of an ancient civilization.
My tentative title is Trapped on Vkani. You can read the first lines in last week’s snippet - https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2019/01/storm-in-deadlands-snippet-from-wip-for.html
Note, the story is unedited and names may change.
“Helmets
on,” Mark yelled, struggling to control the shuttle’s erratic path, “I’m taking
her down.”
The four
surveyors had discarded their headgear in the climate-controlled cabin. Now,
they hurried to fasten their helmets, or more accurately, head masks with
built-in goggles. They wore military-issue suits, provided by the Terran Space
Authority for exploring dangerous environments like the Deadlands. Its heat and
acrid atmosphere made the Deadlands unfit for life, but the high radiation
levels posed the severest hazard.
Rocked by
the powerful gale, the shuttle lurched to starboard. Cascades of rust-red sand
blocked their view. The external monitors darkened under the onslaught of sand
particles. Abruptly, screens blanked; the air recycler coughed to a halt; lights
flickered out.
In other news, I have published a new
Boxset - Taxyon Space Triad, Boxset of Books 1-3, for the special introductory
price of $3.99
Science Fiction
Thriller and Alien Romance
Daredevil scientist and
scarred alien forge a perilous alliance in the seas of Jupiter’s moon, Europa,
and propel humans to the stars.
Book 1:
EUROPA - What
alien creatures lurk under the icy surface of Europa?
Book 2: RISHALT - Two alien worlds. Two lovers torn apart.
Twist the hyperthreads into unity.
Book 3: JUPITER - A simple hop across
hyperspace turns deadly, smashing hopes for a human-Warrish alliance.
As always, I’ll be happy to reply to your comments.
Please return to www.wewriwa.com to sample the works of the other writers.
All life? Or just life as they know it? An intriguing snippet! They are in quite the situation.
ReplyDeleteAll life, although there might be microbes capable of living in places with high radiation or deep under the sands.
DeleteDramatic with a capital D. Wow. I enjoyed the snippet and can't wait for more!
ReplyDeleteThe drama will continue. And later I'll introduce the hero.
DeleteUh-oh! Everything flickering out cannot be good. Great tension here, and very clearly depicted.
ReplyDeleteBTW - I like that you've got a planet with a non-breathable atmosphere. My current WIP also needs people to wear masks. Makes for some interesting situations.
Yes I agree. The tough natives can breathe the atmosphere, but it's toxic to normal humans.
DeleteUh oh! They are in deep trouble. I can't wait to read this.
ReplyDeleteOh good. They will go deeper!
DeleteYou're right, Aurora. Your story and mine have a lot of things in common. That shows, of course, what a remarkably wonderful writer you are. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLOL - Ditto!
DeleteBut, my hero has scales and I bet yours doesn't.
Everything flickering out is probably classed as "Not.A.Good.Thing."
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. They are stuck.
DeleteIntense scene--it really pulled me in. Nice writing!
ReplyDeleteWow - I'm so glad.
DeleteLights flickering out is probably not good. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteNo. They're in big trouble.
DeleteI feel like I can see it!
ReplyDeleteYou're leaving them . . . and us! ... in a terrible spot! Can't wait to see how you rescue us!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid they won't be rescued for another two chapters.
DeleteQuite an intense scene this week. Great read.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteExciting and frightening all at the same time.
ReplyDeletegreat - that's what I intended.
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