Two blue moons appear in the Grand Master’s
Trilogy
Athanor Griffin, the Grand Master of the title,
resides on an isolated planet. In this excerpt from Grand Master’s Game,
Athanor shows his pawn and lover, Violet, the view from the Griffin’s Eyrie.
Athanor murmured, “Let us watch the stars and
forget our troubles for tonight.” He lay on his back and rested his head on her
lap. Violet gazed at his grim face and curled her fingers in a strand of his
dark hair. His eyes glowed with the calm blue that was their quiescent state.
She bent to kiss his cheek.
Violet gazed up as he wished. At first, only
two or three of the brightest stars were visible in the twilight. Fainter stars
appeared gradually as the last dim light of the setting sun vanished and the
horizon darkened from blue to the black of night.
Suddenly, she understood. Above them, the specks
of stars resolved into a great spiral arm of the galaxy. Athanor’s planet was positioned
above the plane of the galactic disk. A second spiral arm was visible beyond
the first, and another, still further and fainter, coiled on the far side of
the disk.
“I can see the whole galaxy,” she breathed in
awe.
“Yes, the entire galaxy is the playground of
the Grand Masters. Some are greedy to annex ever larger sectors. My strategy
will oppose their ambitions.” His words were a sober contrast to his normal
arrogance and wry humor.
Shuddering at the enormity of the Grand
Masters’ ambitions, she complained, “Now, I’m frightened! You’ve shown me the
vastness of space and told me it’s a battleground for your games.”
He kissed her cheek, “Hush, my dear pawn, it is
nothing new. Men have always yearned to conquer the galaxy. Relax in my arms
and enjoy the night sky.”
She took comfort in his words and gazed up
again. A meteor blazed across the sky and she breathed in wonder at the bright
beauty of the myriad stars. A pale light appeared against the opposite mountain
peak and a blue moon rose. As she watched, a second full moon emerged and two
blue moons shone in the sky.
“Oh!” she gasped. “The moons are like your
eyes! Did you make them, Athanor?”
His laughter rumbled into her mind. “No, my
powers are not so immense. I merely changed the color by introducing blue sand.
It took me several years to complete the task.”
Privately, she wondered if he could have used
his time for a better purpose.
“You may
be correct,” his thought came. “I was
young and proud of my new domain.” She had forgotten how closely their
minds were intertwined.
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One
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Intrepid scientist solves mystery of scaly
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Dr. Lucy Stannis leads a quiet life as the
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