Welcome to another
Saturday of Science Fiction & Fantasy and read snippets exchanged by several
writers. http://scififansat.blogspot.com/
For a change of pace,
my contribution this week is from my unedited WIP, Grand
Master’s Mate, Book 3 in the Grand Master’s Trilogy. Note: the dragons
are reptilian sentients and the walliths are “watchdog” reptiles from the
planet of Sythos. The Brululians resemble giant lobsters.
I’ve
jumped to later in the same chapter with an action scene starting in the great
hall of the Black Dragon’s eyrie. You can read last week’s snippet here –
http://auroraspringernovels.blogspot.com/2015/08/snippet-from-wip-grand-masters-mate-for.html
A small
brown dragon popped into view, flying in midair towards Ythris. “Attack on
Illoris!” it croaked.
Silence
fell within the great hall.
Acting
fast, Ythris ordered, “Seltos, peep at the portal station.” The copper dragon
vanished.
“My
children!” Gullish wailed, clutching at the nearest little Brululians.
“We’ll
get them,” Athanor grated, leaving Violet momentarily uncertain whether he
meant the attackers or the Brululians on the moon. “Both,” he sent, grabbing her arm.
The
rock walled hall disappeared as they spun into the void.
“You retrieve the Brululians and I’ll hold
off the attackers,” Athanor’s command winged to Violet.
Emerging
under the dome of the portal station on the moon Illoris, Violet blinked at the
confused melee of the attack. Giant amoeboids rolled over the rocky surface
like gobs of gel. One wallith thrashed on the ground, leaking blue blood from
its ripped limbs. The second wallith tore pieces from a pale green blob.
Seltos
was nowhere in sight. Violet guessed he had scouted the moon and already
returned to report to the Black Dragon.
Books 1 & 2 are
published and Book 1 is FREE from 28-29th
August.
Your comments are
welcome.
Fun snippet. There are many times I wish I could spin into a void and be somewhere else entirely...
ReplyDeleteThis trilogy rose from my wish for superpowers.
DeleteProtect the children! I like the fast pace of their response and the concept of the amoeboids.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I'll try bacteria.
DeleteI'm intrigued with the amoeboids battle too. They seem pretty violent. Sounds like Violet has her hands full.
ReplyDeleteFull of Brululians at this point.
DeleteI wanted non-human enemies for balance.
Nothing stronger than the need to protect children - even if not your own. A good sequence - I'm looking forward to reading book 3.
ReplyDeleteBook 3 is plodding along, or rather they're sailing in the current section. Disastrous water planet.
DeleteThe pacing on this is really quite nice. You managed to capture the chaos and confusion along with the urgency as all involved rush to meet the amoeboids. Speaking of which, they do make an intriguing enemy.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes I wanted something different for the aliens.
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