Untitled Rough Draft, Part 5
"Okay, here we go." Ralissa pushed off gently and drifted through the open airlock door. Zadra and Lorkis joined them, followed by Kolya, Corwin, Dylan, Nishara, and Grishnag. Everyone tapped a quick burst from their thruster packs to accelerate them...
Untitled Rough Draft, Part 4
"Hmm, what's this?" Kolya glanced around and took in the observation lounge - a long, curving sofa along the back wall, a row of tables across the middle, food and drink stations at the far end, a mini-bar at the near, and a huge window that would've...
Untitled Rough Draft, Part 3
"Here's what we know so far," Ralissa said to everyone gathered around the circular console at the rear of the flight deck. "Thirty-one years ago, the Galactic Expeditions deep-space explorer ship EIS _George Vancouver_ vanished while surveying the the...
Untitled Rough Draft, Part 2
"So," Corwin said as they walked across the docking bay floor, "where'd you learn to fight like that? Were you in the military?" "Nah. When I was growing up, some of my friends were learning martial arts for competitions, and I wanted to learn just...
Untitled Rough Draft, Part 1
Kolya jolted awake with a shrill cry, threw her arms across her face, and almost rolled off her bed. She opened her good eye wide and whipped her head around as the last remnants of the nightmare faded away. Her heart pounded as she fumbled for the...
Freelancers, Chapter 24
"We're almost there, kiddo." Rhoa's deep yet still feminine voice jolted Trent's attention away from his worries. She settled the car into a space in the parking lot, shut down the engine, and glanced over her shoulder at him. "You still seem...
Sample: Freelancers Chapter 24, 1st Scene
"We're almost there, kiddo." Rhoa's deep yet still feminine voice jolted Trent's attention away from his worries. She settled the car into a space in the parking lot, shut down the engine, and glanced over her shoulder at him. "You still seem...
Arena, Epilogue
"Well, that's a relief!" Cora sagged, braced her hands on the edge of the diagnostic bed, and grinned at Ayastal as she pointed at the test results on the monitor to her right. "Earth food is safe for you to eat, too. You're all in the clear." Ayastal...
Arena, Chapter 10
"Well, that was a short journey." Grishnag scowled at the huge vehicle as it sat tilted at an angle, its forward end resting on the floor and its front wheels cocked inward. Cora had gotten the engine running and the thing had moved less than two...
Freelancers, Chapter Nine
"Please, have a seat." Takahashi stepped aside so everyone could enter his office. Chula walked past him, stood out of everyone's way, and took a look around. Paintings and objects in locked cases hung on the wood-paneled walls, an enormous desk...
Rematch, Chapter 9
"Rise and shine, Jack." "_Grrrnnnffff...._" Jack forced his eyes open and found Miko leaning over him and nudging his shoulder. He looked around slowly and rubbed his hand over his face. He was still on the inflatable mattress on the floor beside...
Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter Six
_Here they come._ Boiler rose to her feet, but remained in the alley beside the Justice Foundation as the four SUVs roared single-file into the nearby intersection, hung a sharp right and barreled down the street. She boosted her body into its combat...