Primo was running up ahead, in the direction of the bow. Collin, DiMaggio and Bubba hurried after him, with the three soldiers following close behind. Collin hadn’t noticed before, but the Tyrant was a magnificent vessel. He recognized how the use of rich colors and tasteful textures could be soo...
Jason and Admiral Reynolds exchanged nervous glances.“Go for Captain,” Jason said, acknowledging his NanoCom connection.“What do you want us to do, Cap?” Billy asked.“Well, how many Craing crewmembers are dead?” Jason asked back.“There’s a shitload of the little guys lying around here. Could be a...
Thick black contrails crisscrossed the sky. Mere yards from where they had emerged from the Cadillac, flames leapt from a charred and mangled F-22 fighter lying upside down—canopy and pilot crushed. Its two Pratt and Whitney turbofan engines continued to whirl while thick black smoke billowed. Ab...
He’d just barely survived his last encounter a few months back on a space platform above Terplin, and if there was one thing Jason knew about rhino-warriors, they don’t easily forget getting their ass handed back to them. The team continued to watch Traveler through the Starlight’s observation wi...
His fingers found the SuitPac device on his belt and he pinched the two small indentations on its sides. Within seconds, his battle suit expanded out, covering his body. He wanted to make full use of any information his HUD could provide. He quickly found that various readouts and indicators were...
Sure, there were always drawbacks—drawbacks akin to those suffered by a heroin addict. While their need engendered a cost, both financial and physical, mine entailed a search, inconvenience, and what I sometimes find lurking in the dark shadows of my own mind. Whether it was a needle for the junk...
Step one was to obtain a boatload of both Co-trimoxazole antibiotics and Demerol—his painkillers of choice. Not as difficult to find as one might think. Harland was well aware that virtually every city had an underground means to obtain pharmaceuticals. Pricy, but what else could one do with an i...
Although they hadn’t suffered any more fatalities, exhaustion was setting in. As the Magnum came into view from the south, its dual plasma cannons easily eradicated the remaining disk mowers. The shuttle hovered overhead and soon descended onto the open swath where Jason’s team waited. Once on th...