Well, Sue got what she wished for. Something happened. Now she has to deal with the "something". ----- Chapter 2. Raijin lay before her, a perfect sphere of polished silver and glass cradled in a setting like an egg cup, every feature of airlock, impulse jets, Trapdoor coils, and all others meticulously set as flush with the surface of the sphere as possible. At her approach, the circular airlock door swung open, and she could feel her omni establishing full link connections, readying the little ship for [ Continue reading... ]
Castaway Resolution: Chapter 1
November 25, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Today I begin posting chapters of Castaway Resolution (which was originally titled Castaway Peril). Those who read the short stories posted on Baen's site may remember the first few chapters of this novel from there, as this book incorporates the short story "Disaster". A quiet day... ------ CASTAWAY PERIL Third in the Castaway Planet series By Ryk E. Spoor and Eric Flint Part 1: DISASTER Chapter 1. Sue Fisher tried to force herself to stay awake. Three more hours of this. If only something would [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 19
March 26, 2019 By 4 Comments
Dr. Hsui gets to interview one of the main foci of Legend's concerns. ----- Chapter 19. "Thank you very much for coming, Fireflux." Inside, she wasn't entirely glad. Normally, Jennifer was perfectly comfortable with her own looks—and, truth be told, in private might even allow herself to be a little vain. She knew she was very good-looking, and she also generally didn't put much emphasis on the importance of looks. Damned if I want my daughter thinking the only thing important is whether she's pretty enough. But I [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 18
March 25, 2019 By 5 Comments
Ben and Legend are out and about... ----- Chapter 18. Ben straightened, balancing carefully, his heart beating faster. I'm not really in danger, there's a couple feet between me and the edge! He raised his eyes slowly, standing still, and a tingle of awe and joy swept over him. The red-brown stippled with dusty gray-green of the California desert stretched away beneath him, massive blocks of sandstone jutting out here and there, but none the equal of the huge single stone on which he stood, a hundred fifty feet above [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 17
March 24, 2019 By 2 Comments
Jennifer does some shopping, and then meets with someone unique... ----- Chapter 17. Jennifer shivered as she shook the sleet from her coat. As she went to grab a basket from near the door, something bumped into her hard, making her stumble against the handrail that led down the ramp into the Co-Op. "Hey!" Instead of an apology, the bearded man who'd jostled her continued what was obviously a heated argument: " . . . poisoned the water and the air, we don't deserve to live!" "You're welcome to believe what you [ Continue reading... ]
Legend: Chapter 16
March 23, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Here, we learn a little more about America... and Virginia! ----- Chapter 16. America looked up at the white-cloaked figure, surrounded by swirling gold-touched clouds, with hair of gold and eyes of sapphire, that held a glittering sword in his hand, shimmering bright against the night sky. He makes a lovely picture of a hero, America thought. It's a danged shame that beauty exterior does not guarantee beauty interior. Though if it did, I suppose ugliness would guarantee evil, and that wouldn't be fair to anyone. To [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 15
March 22, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Our adversary still has questions.... ----- Chapter 15. And that tells me what I need to know. He whipped the silver blade out and down before his prisoner realized his intent; even the Great Werewolf barely managed a widening of its eyes before the pure metal blade severed its heart and shattered its spirit. Wiping the blade, he turned and opened the door of the cell. "Dispose of the remains," he said to the warrior of the Dead who stood outside on guard; it bowed and went inside to carry out the directions. I [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 14
March 21, 2019 By 2 Comments
Time for Legend to continue his therapy... ------- Chapter 14. Rain whispered and chattered against her office's windows as she waited. She'd spread a towel underneath, so that when she opened the window it would keep the water off her carpet. With a blurred flicker, he was suddenly there, inside, the window still closed, hardly a drop of rain on him, only a slight dusting of mist that edged that spiky mane with diamond dust and an aura of magic. She realized she'd given an inarticulate yelp as he looked at her [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 13
March 20, 2019 By 4 Comments
Well, this IS a superhero universe, they should probably do a little superheroing sometime... ----- Chapter 13. "I can't believe this!" Fireflux snapped in exasperation as she incinerated three more of the wood-and-brass automatons. "Believe it," Legend said. "Someone's been boning up on our abilities and trying to take advantage of our obvious weaknesses but good." The automata moved startlingly quickly, far faster and more smoothly than anything that actually ran on clockwork, gears, levers, and pulleys could [ Continue reading... ]
LEGEND: Chapter 12
March 19, 2019 By 2 Comments
Dr. Hsui has an unexpected visitor... ----- Chapter 12. She stopped dead in her tracks as she saw the blonde young man, not much if any older than she was, wave at her from across her own office. An office which she had just unlocked. "Who are you, and what are you doing in here?" "A service call," he said with a grin. "Legend wouldn't have asked himself, but Jason figured you needed more security here. He was right, too. That so-called security system you've got could be broken by a one-armed blind man using a [ Continue reading... ]
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