26 July 2013

UP AGAINST IT (posting from Freelancer): SciFiFanSat




Posting from my WiP
THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE: Freelancer

The Girls From Alcyone is the continuing story of two very special young women who find themselves at the heart of a conflict spanning more than forty worlds.


THIS WEEK: I've decided to forgo the usual setup and just post the snippet. Sure, it's out of context, and, sure, you won't know what's going on, but this way there's no evil spoilers! And, hey, it's Sigrid. :)



They were troop carriers, Thunderhawks, and they were moving fast, closing on their position, and the rooftop offered little in terms of cover. Twin cannon mounts extended from their sides, swinging into firing position and taking aim.
"Ms. Novak—Sigrid," the agent implored, pulling on her sleeve. "We need to move!"
Sigrid scanned the area quickly; they were outnumbered and the situation was deteriorating quickly, but the CTF agent was wrong about one thing. These mercenaries might not be the men she was looking for, but they were still men, and they still hunted them.
"If you have a plan," Suko said, her eyes fixed on the incoming carriers, "now's the time to share it."
"Plan?" Sigrid unholstered her twin 18 mm sidearms. "We kill them all."


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Cheers, Cary!

12 comments:

  1. Love Sigrid's response! And love the homage to Star Wars--whether you meant it or not, sill great.

    :)

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    1. And here I was thinking I was ripping off--er--paying 'homage' to Starship Troopers (I need to learn to keep my homages straight).

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    2. Ha ha! I can see that, too. But I'm all about homage, and I think most SF fans are as well.

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  2. Oh man, Sigrid is super badass. I absolutely adore the cover art for THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE that's off to the side there too - just beautiful!

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    1. Thanks, Brian. They did a great job with that cover. I was going to use them again, but the last thing they did blew serious ass. Must have been new artists at the studio, or something. I had to scramble to find someone new.

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  3. Agreed! Kill them all - it's like Sigrid stole the words out of my mouth. This is very exciting!! Cannot wait to read it all.

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    1. Just wait till Sigrid sits them all down and gives them a good talking to. She'll tell them what's what! ;)

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  4. You can't go wrong with that plan, not when you're Sigrid... :-)

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  5. Sigrid's response reminds me of Tony Stark's response to Cap in "The Avengers":

    Captain America: What's the plan of attack?
    Iron Man: The plan? Attack.

    REALLY looking forward to FREELANCER's release!

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  6. That's a great plan. Sounds like your girls have everything under control ;-)

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  7. Simples plan are always the best. ;-D

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