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OK, some Tau Scorpii coming up. I have’t got much new stuff, as Real Life is being cranky at me right now. Next week might be more stable, but I’m not holding my breath. I will be moving, sometime soon. Well, this year. Find a house out here in the middle of nowhere, I dare ya!
Anyway. Words.
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Tau Scorpii
When Taryn rescues another human from a marauding band of Caeruleum, she is reunited with clansmen long believed dead. It puts her at odds with their new chieftan, as well as her own partner, a powerful privateer. They discover, they have a more imminent problem, and must unite to survive.
The weather is changing. They’ll have to fight other species for control as migrations begin, food becomes scarce, and border wars erupt across the territories. Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain.
Tau Scorpii A, a massive red giant star in a binary cluster with Tau Scorpii B, a yellow dwarf. The solar system is populated by more than thirty planets, at least one habitable. Called Sedna by the SolTerrans that live there, named for a planet in their ancestral system. The desert is a dangerous place for alien species – and on Sedna, they’re all alien species.
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Taryn, Garrett, and Asher are discussing the finer points of their current dilemma, that the season is changing. Asher’s knowledge could save them. It might also tear the remaining clans apart.
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“As a species, we are under the impression, all the human cities here arrived at the same time, and are from the same era. Both of those ideas are wrong. The first cities from SolTerra did appear about a hundred years ago, but others were far later. I was six or seven, when it happened, less than thirty years ago,” Asher said.
“You said something once, about how odd it was still, seeing two stars in the sky, and I didn’t catch what you meant by it,” Taryn recalled. “All this time, telling me the stories we’d heard were just that – stories. Denying SolTerra was even real.”
“The memories of a mere child would be more valuable than water. There would be hoards of warriors heading out across the southern desert, thinking they could find these cities, or my clan.”
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Hopefully, I’ll get some words done this week. It’s all plotted out in my brain, I just need to type it out & add the juicy details.
Also, I’m thinking of doing a box set of The Wildblood a bit later in the year. There will be bonus content. Details later. Follow the graphics link to my site, if you’re interested in any of the series. Thanks for reading.
So they’ve been concealing the truth for years – intriguing, but how can that help now?
Best wishes for your move. It’s always stressful.
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Fascinating backstory here – really deepens the story. Moving . . . ugh! Hope you find the perfect place.
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Yes, moving is always a pain. Interesting snippet.
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Lots of intriguing bits of information within the snippet, any one of which could lead to some terrific plot developments, so I can’t wait to read more. Loved the excerpt!
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Ahem. I think many of the folks here would take issue with this statement of his: “All this time, telling me the stories we’d heard were just that – stories.”
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Loved the backstory. I’m curious to know where this new information will take the characters.
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Nice dose of backstory, delivered intertwined with emotion. Nicely done!
Best of luck finding that place in the boonies you’re longing for.
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Awesome backstory and I can’t wait to read more!
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Great snippet with an interesting tidbit thrown in. Sneaky.
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Oh, yeah. Moving is the pits! Don’t envy you that. Good luck!
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A government is a government. Concealing the truth from the civilians is what they do.
I am imagining what it would be like to have an entire city suddenly arrive on the landscape. Fascinating!
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