scifi

  • Review: How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno

    For one hell of an LSD trip, I do believe there is actually a story under there.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 27

    Subject 15: Ch 27

    There had not been as much improvement with the regiment in the past month as Fane had hoped. Running speed and shot accuracy had improved; however, many social and cultural traditions impeded progress at every turn.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 15

    Subject 15: Ch 15

    “Come on! We need to get going!” Shelly popped into the room unannounced. The instructor and Fane flinched, glancing up from a children’s workbook. “What’s wrong?” Fane rose, his hands clearing every vest and pocket in succession as he subconsciously checked for his armaments.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 13

    Subject 15: Ch 13

    A light rapping at his door woke him. Thankfully he had slept through the rest of the night, and dreams had taken a hiatus, to his relief.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 11

    Subject 15: Ch 11

    Shelly left Fane at his room after their evening meal, promising to show up the next day. She had reserved several hours with a local wise man who supposedly had some old scrolls she was chomping at the bit to see and was unsure when she would come to him.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 10

    Subject 15: Ch 10

    Stepping out of the sliding doors, a blast of dry heat swamped Fane. The glaring sun sparkled on the cityscape. He shielded his eyes, waiting for them to adjust. A line of hover-cabs sat idling in the loop. The roar of engines signaled another plane’s departure.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 9

    Subject 15: Ch 9

    The hell? What’s the Prince’s deal? Fane threw a flat rock with all his might against the satin-smooth surface of the lake. The stone skipped a good ten or eleven spots before sinking near the other side. This was his little area. Well, he had to share it with another passerby. It was the base’s…

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  • Subject 15: Ch 7

    Subject 15: Ch 7

    Fane sat in a darkened, freezing corridor at the end of the armoury. The metal bench designated the waiting area for the testing room. The heavy door was the only separation between him and heaven. On the other side lay his set-up, his paradise. It was the one place that he truly felt like the…

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  • Subject 15: Ch 6

    Subject 15: Ch 6

    The taxi pulled up to Crystal. A shaft of fear drove straight through Fane’s core. I’m intruding. This isn’t my place and way out of my league.

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  • Subject 15: Ch 5

    Subject 15: Ch 5

    Click. The door to the waiting room unlocked. Fane looked up from his fifth round of counting the white speckle dots on the faded, black tile next to his left foot. To his relief, Zephyr popped his head in. “How you holdin’ up, kid?” The man slithered through the door crack and eased into a…

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