Save Your Money and, Most Importantly, Your Time. Do Not Read This BookI’m breaking my typically impersonal tone because this is the first 1 star I have given (since I started reviewing) and, in this instance, I feel it’s important to express myself in a somewhat colloquial nature.I came to this ...
It’s a hard thing to describe, especially to one who hasn’t experienced it. I knew almost nothing about war when I enlisted. I was familiar with a bit of the history, at least the stuff on the approved list, but that’s more of who fought who…not the actual experience of war. That part was a compl...
The name is demeaning, intended to belittle those of us quickened in the crèche rather than born normally. We are the same as naturally-born humans, identical in every particular…save that our DNA is free of so many of the deficiencies and abnormalities of theirs.How many of you accept that name,...
Andre Girard stepped into the non-descript room that was serving as the office of the absolute ruler of the Martian Confederation. Vance had selected it almost immediately after securing his hold on power, deliberately rejected the ones his staff had suggested in favor of his own rather drab choi...
“Here, drink this.” I started to get an image of the room, small, with bare metal walls and a table with two chairs. I was sprawled out on a cot, and as I pulled myself up I got the first look at my companion. He was tall, dressed in a neatly-pressed gray uniform, and he was holding out a smal...
The shuttle has landed, and he has been brought before me for analysis and interrogation. The initial plan was to obtain all data possible through the use of pain-enhanced interrogation techniques, followed by summary execution in accordance with the Regent’s directives regarding the disposal of ...
Ross’ subordinates had tried to convince him to transfer the flag, but he’d refused every time. If Rhodes still had a weapon to fire and a reactor left to power it, her admiral would stay with her, and if she succumbed then he would go down with her. Ross was a bit of a romantic, and he tended ...
BY THE STARS, IT’S BEEN a long time!” Blackhawk had extended his hand, but Arias Callisto walked right past it and embraced his friend. “It has, Arias. Far too long.” Blackhawk returned the hug. “So, you had quite a battle here, I’m told,” he said, releasing the embrace and stepping back half a m...
The day was gray and overcast, with a brisk wind that made the bitter cold all but unbearable. The lords were clad in heavy fur cloaks and thick winter boots, yet all shivered in the deep winter chill. All save Uther Pendragon. Uther stood like a statue, impervious, it seemed, to cold or discomfo...
I have been unable to detect any meaningful dissent from the crew, however Admiral Udinov just departed on a shuttle. There is no scheduled flight, nor any meeting that appears on his public calendar. It took considerable effort, but I was finally able to discover the destination of the shuttle. ...