Switching gears for a while, leaving Ancient Egypt for the far future – here’s an excerpt from my new book Wreck of the Nebula Dream, science fiction with romantic elements, coming out in early March. Nick Jameson, Sectors Special Forces, has unexpectedly wound up traveling to his next assignment via a new luxury liner. The ship has had problems already on the voyage but now has suffered a catastrophe of Titanic proportions:
For the second straight night, Nick was awakened by a ship malfunction, hurled abruptly out of bed, landing halfway across the cabin, instinctively curling to break his fall even as he transitioned from sleep to full wakefulness in midair. The deck pitched violently underneath him and Nick was thrown the other direction, fetching up against the bed platform shoulder first, with bruising force.
The flickering holo image of Captain Bonlors appeared, still projecting unshakable calm.
“Again, I must apologize to you, my passengers,” the image was saying. “We’ve experienced a small malfunction – ”
“Not from where I’m standing, pal,” Nick said grimly, “Small is not the word for it.”
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Love this — so much imagery in six short sentences! Hurled across the room, the hologram, the sarcasm — fun!
That’s fantastic. I was rolling with your hero just then.
Lol I love his sarcasm. Great imagery!
Thanks Ruthie, Heather and Mirriam for the encouraging comments! It’s certainly a changeup from my Egyptians so I very much appreciate the feedback!
OOooohhh! I love Sci-Fi! Lois McMaster Bujold was my first foray into Sci-Fi with romantic elements and she totally hooked me. I’ve been on a PNR/UF binge for awhile now but you’re definitely got my attention here. Great snippet. 🙂
TYVM! It’s a total change for me at the moment but sometimes that’s a good thing LOL!
Great six, Veronica. This is an exceptional action scene and it’s a wonderful way to introduce your hero to us.
TYVM, figured if I was leaving Ancient Egypt I’d better pick an action scene!
Great six Veronica! And wow, what a transition from ancient Egypt! Great job with the action and then his dry humor at the end…
Great description of the action – could see it all.
A SMALL malfunction? I agree with him! And welcome aboard the SF genre.
Thanks! Loved your comments!
Love these six and his response is perfect.
Wow. Huge jump from ancient Egypt and the Crocodile god, but I LOVE this. And I so want Nick for my ownself. Now please.
LOL, JoAnn, he gets better – this is a low point for Nick actually! Thanks for the comments!
LOL! Love that last line!