Earthbound (Winston Science Fiction Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
He raised a finger to his lips for silence, then whispered, “Are you ready?” When his roommate nodded eagerly, Pete opened the door and peered out into the hall. The blue night lights cast his crouching shadow back into the room. The hall was silent, deserted. Pete waited only for a moment, looking carefully in both directions, listening to the rain drumming incessantly on the hall window. After that, he stepped out into the hall, aware that Garr MacDougal’s tall, lanky form followed him. Together, they reached the far end of the hall. They looked anxiously down the escalator well. “Hear anything?” Garr wanted to know. Pete shook his head. “No. Come on —” The two roommates allowed themselves this breach of dormitory regulations once a week. In an hour — at six o’clock — the Spaceport would explode in violent activity. The great, gleaming liners would blast off for Venus, for Mars, for the asteroids and the Jovian moons. Ground crews would scurry about furiously, doing last-minute things.
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