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I’m working out some details in my new story, Alarik, book 4 in my series, Taxyon Space. Since it’s at the awkward stage, I’m switching to snippets from the first book, Europa. This series stars alien mermen, Warrish, who have been secretly observing humans from a submarine base in the oceans of Jupiter’s moon.
Blurb
Dr. Nikki Bell’s plan
to discover intelligent life on Jupiter’s moon hits a rocky start when her
spaceship crashes on the icy surface of Europa. Seconds before she blacks out,
she spies a man’s face in the water beneath the ice. When she wakes on the
submarine Station, nobody believes her story. Convinced the mysterious stranger
saved her life, Nikki searches for him while she explores the ocean and its
alien inhabitants.
Kiron Arqin Ramis chose
exile as a Watcher on a remote outpost to redeem his family’s honor. He never
expected to find an attractive Earther woman close to death. He violates the
prime policy by rescuing her. Despite suffering the penalty, he strives to warn
her about his hostile leaders.
Nikki’s unexpected
meeting with Kiron triggers a chain of disasters in Europa’s perilous oceans.
Can the daredevil scientist and scarred Watcher forge a new alliance despite
their people’s antagonism?
Introduction for
snippet:
Despite the suggestion she had been hallucinating, Nikki searches for the
strange man while she is studying the Europan sea creatures. Note, she breathes
through special oxygen extractors in her nostrils and has infrared, low light
lenses. She is scrambling through a forest of coral to escape from large
manta-like predators.
Exhaling
in abrupt relief, Nikki slid closer and peered out. The coral forest ended in
an open space covered with mounds of slime.
Six
strangers swam above the slimy bottom, human-like figures with pale green skin
and scaled legs. The pale yellow illumination came from bands on their heads.
Her pulse thudding in shock, she ducked into the concealment of the coral
forest. Curiosity stung and she peeked between the branches. At first, a flurry
of bubbles obscured her view. Gradually, she made out the details. The six men
had bare green chests, and tufts of dark red or blue hair on top of their
heads. Each stranger grasped a harpoon and surrounded a group of the seadillos,
docile animals with bands of shell protecting their humped backs and tendrils
curling underneath.
Near
Future SciFi adventure & alien romance. What alien creatures lurk under the
icy surface of Europa?
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Looks like she escaped the predators to find several strange men. I wonder if they'll discover her, or if she'll make herself known first.
ReplyDeleteWait until next week, or pick up a free copy of the book.
DeleteHopefully the manta-like predators won't appear while she's distracted.
ReplyDeleteThe coral forest is pretty dense so the large predators can't get her.
DeleteYou have created an marvelous scene. Exciting background.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I had fun creating the Europan sea creatures.
DeleteWow! Great descriptions of the men, yet it doesn't feel forced. They are intriguing.
ReplyDeleteOops. Forgot to add: I forgot to sign up. You can find my post at: http://dianeburton.blogspot.com/2019/10/wewriwa-pilot-im-confiscating-your-ship.html
ReplyDeleteMy memory is really getting bad. lol
As always, I love the descriptions you provide and the excellent worldbuilding! Great snippet...
ReplyDeleteThanks. The oceans of Europa were fun to imagine, along with a little help from NASA.
DeleteI thoroughly enjoyed this book. The world-building is amazing. :-) !
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteWell, that is a foreboding find! I loved the description of the setting. I've always been fascinated by ocean life.
ReplyDeleteLife in Earth's oceans is already fascinating. I tweaked a few creatures for Europa.
DeleteI guess that solves the hallucination question...
ReplyDeleteTrue. But she's too stubborn to tell anyone.
DeleteNow she knows she wasn't hallucinating at least.
ReplyDeleteShe's happy about that, but her people's refusal to believe has made her lose trust in them.
DeleteGreat visuals !
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteWonderful intro to your world! Looking forward to more.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI was enticed into your world with your first snippets from this book and went on to enjoy the whole book. Your world building is so convincing an this scene is really visual - great work!
ReplyDeleteThank you. A colorful scene despite the dark submarine setting!
DeleteThe green men are intriguing.
ReplyDeleteGood - Nikki is certainly intrigued.
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