My science fiction romance novel The Lady is Blue is set on
the distant planet of Eden in a small town, which mingles aspects of Yale
University, USA, and Oxford University, UK.
The Science Center housing the
heroine's lab is a recreation of the Kline Biology Tower at Yale.
Its 12th floor cafeteria is the site of several scenes, including an attempt to kill the heroine. The real cafeteria was popular among science faculty and students for lunch and informal discussions. No scaly aliens have dined in the cafe to my knowledge, although I once met a famous ballet dancer who had been smuggled in under the assumed name of Mr Brown to see real research laboratories.
The park and river with bridge are transported from Oxford University Parks.
Its 12th floor cafeteria is the site of several scenes, including an attempt to kill the heroine. The real cafeteria was popular among science faculty and students for lunch and informal discussions. No scaly aliens have dined in the cafe to my knowledge, although I once met a famous ballet dancer who had been smuggled in under the assumed name of Mr Brown to see real research laboratories.
The park and river with bridge are transported from Oxford University Parks.
The Lady is Blue: What Color
are your Scales?
Book 1 in the series Atrapako
on Eden
Dr.
Lucy Stannis emigrated from Terra expecting her fiancé to follow her to a new
life on the small colony on the terraformed planet of Eden. He never left home
and married someone else. After a few years, Lucy is bored and her current
lover is too possessive. He insists she choose between him and the aliens. How
can he be jealous of a sharp clawed alien covered in hard scales? She is a
scientist and thrilled by the arrival of an alien spaceship.
Sa
Kamizan Veedak led the Atrapako exiles on the hazardous five-year voyage from
their home planet. His lover chose to abandon the space voyage and stay behind.
Can he find solace in the beautiful human scientist he befriends on Eden? He
must struggle to hide the Atrapako secret from Lucy while encouraging her
affection until the time is right.
Conflict
is inevitable. The aliens are not as peaceful and logical as they pretend. Nor
are the humans as weak-willed and defenseless as they appear to the aliens.
Also, Lucy is a secret agent in contact with the Terran Space Agency. Can she
uncover the Atrapako secret in time to prevent slaughter? Must she choose
between Sa Kamizan and the freedom of the colony on Eden?
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Main
Characters
Humans
The
main protagonist is Dr. Lucy Stannis, a
scientist and secret Terran agent. She is aided and abetted by Dr. Colin Murti,
her physician; Roger Fourno, her (soon to be ex-) lover; Dr. Trisha Duran and
Dr. Jun Danzhu, her friends and scientific colleagues, and her students,
especially the beautiful Sonia.
The
elected Governors of the independent colony on Eden are: Mossy Fairweather, Don
Vargos and Bernal Mathis.
Lucy
is in contact with Admiral Simon Sinclair on a Terran Spaceship.
Atrapako
The
Atrapako Blue, Sa Kamizan Veedak, Captain of
their spaceship is the major player. He is supported by the old Blue judge, Sa Radekis Volkin, and the Green scientists, Te Suzzaine Sukla and Te
Tamarkis Varenne. He is opposed by the young Blue Sa Varasek and the other Blues, including the Honorable Lady Kamilla.
The Atrapako have a rigid class system and
their scales are colored according to their class.
Blues are the leaders.
They scheme for power and expect instant obedience from the other classes.
Greens are the
technologists, scientists, and mechanics.
Reds are strong and
massive. They are soldiers and laborers and rarely speak. They have no names as
far as the other classes are concerned.
Yellows are the children and
anyone not included in the other three classes. For instance, an artist would
be a Yellow since art is an unvalued talent, unnecessary for survival on
Vkani.
Short Conversation
between the Main Characters:
“Why do you talk to me anyway?” Lucy
said.
He laughed and seemed to relax again. “Your
questions are very direct, Dr. Stannis. I like your fearlessness. The others
are nervous or afraid of me.”
“I’m not surprised they are nervous,” she
retorted. “You have vicious teeth and sharp claws.”
He curled one set of claws in front of her
face and ran them lightly down her arm. It tickled and Lucy grinned. “Oh, you
are so mild mannered you wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on me!”
Sa Kamizan gripped her wrist firmly. “Call
your committee and tell them they need another token female scientist. Then,
you can see me at the meetings.”
“I may be a disruptive influence.” Lucy
grimaced, she hated restraints. Suddenly, she twisted her wrist against his
thumb in a maneuver intended to free her arm. It was a mistake. Her arm slipped
free, but she felt claws scrape her skin as Sa Kamizan quickly pulled his hand
away.
She examined her arm. Blood was welling from
two shallow punctures. Immediately, she realized most humans would blame Sa
Kamizan if the incident were known. She glanced up. He looked wary, waiting for
her response with crest lowered. “I hope your nails are clean,” she remarked
nonchalantly, while searching through her pockets with the uninjured hand.
He stared at his hand. Then, he offered her a
wad of tissues from a desk drawer. “Let me help you.” He wiped off the
blood. “You should be more cautious in
future when playing with Atrapako,” he said softly.
