Welcome to another
Sunday with Weekend Writing
Warriors and Snippet
Sunday. Sample the work of a
new author. Read snippets of stories in different genres.
I’m posting excerpts
from Baswin, the fifth book in my Sci-Fi Romance series, Taxyon
Space. This story stars an
alien merman and two psychic sisters. By the end of the story, the elder sister
(Holly) will match up with the alien (Baswin).
Partly in response to
your comments, I have reordered the first chapters to start with the one about
Holly since it seems more compelling. I have also rearranged the blurb.
You
can read last week’s snippet at - https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2021/06/psychic-sisters-holly-and-rosie-get.html
At the end of last week’s snippet, Holly and Rosie Moon received a letter from the Ministry for International Affairs.
“It must be important,” Holly said slowly, holding out her hand
for the letter.
Rosie thrust the envelope into her fingers, “Read it.”
She unsealed the envelope and removed a sheet of cream-colored
paper. The gold crown and sunburst emblem of the Indo Eurasian Union were
embossed on the top of the letter. She had never seen such a posh letterhead.
The emblem glistened and the midnight blue of the territorial name created a
vivid contrast on the pale colored paper.
“Wow. It’s fancy.” She skimmed through the words and read the letter aloud,
Ten lines, and I bet you’d like to know what’s in the letter:
“Dear Misses Holly and Rosyline Moon,
You are invited to an interview at our Regional Office to
undergo a critical assessment of your paranormal abilities. Your employers have
been informed that you will be absent for important international business.
A driver will arrive at the eighth hour on the morning of the fifteenth
day of August to escort you from Hampton in the Wold to our offices at the New
London Spaceport. Please bring any device you employ in your craft. The assessment
is expected to last for the entire morning. Transport will be available for you
to return home after the interview. You have the option of visiting New London
in the afternoon.
We look forward to your attendance at this important interview.
Yours truly, Augustus Braithwaite, Senior Minister
International Affairs Division of Indo Eurasian Union
Office for International Affairs, New London.”
Two human sisters
chosen to train as astronavigators.
Their paths are destined to converge.
Psychic sensitives,
Holly Moon and her sister Rosie, are chosen as candidates for Warrish training
as hyperspace navigators. The sisters are eager to promote humanity’s advance
into space. But will they succeed? They must pass a series of rigorous tests
and adapt to the alien neuro-implants.
Alien merman, Baswin
Kenton Tallis, Second of his Triad, lives on Earth disguised as a human. When
Earth agents discover the secret identity of his older brother, Bas must flee
to the Warrish embassy in the Pacific Ocean.
Holly meets Baswin on
an island in the Pacific Ocean, but their destiny lies farther away. Many
obstacles will hinder their journey to a happy reunion with Baswin’s brothers.
Follow the adventures
of the three brothers of the Flaming Comets Triad in Baswin, Book 5 in Taxyon
Space.
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Oh, I hope they'll go. it sounds interesting ... and high profile :-)
ReplyDeleteExactly. It's the start of their adventures.
DeleteSort of a highhanded summons, despite the elegant stationery.Loved the snippet!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, as Holly notes later.
DeleteWhat a cool invitation! I love all the details outlined in it. I'll look forward to reading more!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThat is a very fancy letterhead. Think the International Affairs Division is trying to impress people or what with this letterhead. Great description, BTW! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteThey obviously can afford expensive letterhead.
DeleteThanks for the tweet.
Now that's a summons a person cannot turn down.
ReplyDeleteTweeted.
Right. They'll have to go if only to learn what it means.
DeleteMore an order than an invitation? :-) Shall be interesting!
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteA command performance from the sound of it- attendance not optional. Hope they're not getting in over their heads.
ReplyDeleteYes. They had the same impression
DeleteImportant-sounding meeting and a great cover.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteSeems more like a fancy way of ordering than an invitation. I'm curious to know more.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I got the tone correct.
DeleteIf the Ministry for International Affairs thinks that's an invitation, I can't imagine there's a lot of flexibility with their company policies if the girls are hired. I hope they know what they're getting into.
ReplyDeleteThey don't know so they'll have to accept the "invitation."
DeleteIntriguing! Looking forward to finding out what awaits them.
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Thanks
DeleteI'm not quite sure if that's an invitation or a summons.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct to be skeptical.
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