{"id":10117,"date":"2015-11-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=10117"},"modified":"2015-10-29T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T15:49:52","slug":"heart-of-the-nebula-excerpt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/heart-of-the-nebula-excerpt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of the Nebula \u2014 excerpt 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAttention Lone Spear<\/em>, this is Trident One<\/em>,\u201d came the commander\u2019s gravelly voice over the gunboat\u2019s speakers. \u201cDivert from your present course and do not, repeat, do not engage the incoming craft.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hell?\u201d James McCoy muttered\u2014under his breath, of course. He narrowed his eyes at the holoscreen and fought the urge to lash out at his commanding officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrident One<\/em>, we have unidentified ships converging on the convoy. Repeat, we have unidentified ships converging on the convoy. Requesting permission to\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNegative, Lone Spear<\/em>, negative. Resume escort formation and await further orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

James clenched his fists in frustration. Was the commander blind? Several unknown vessels had departed the Lagrange settlements of the nearest moon, moving dangerously close to the supply convoy that he was supposed to protect. On his main display, eight red dots moved steadily upward along a line that didn\u2019t quite intersect the bundle of friendly green and blue vectors, but could easily be made to without warning.<\/p>\n

Conditions in the local sector were ripe for an ambush. When the Hameji had invaded five standard years ago, they had slagged Karduna\u2019s capital planet and massacred billions of people. Those who survived now lived in small, isolated settlements scattered across the system, barely able to defend themselves. Since the Hameji only cared for conquest and barely deigned to manage their empire, piracy was rampant. The convoy was on its own.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh, Captain, sir?\u201d came a shaky voice behind him: Ensign Sterling Jones, his new co-pilot. \u201cAre we going to pull back?\u201d<\/p>\n

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The lone wolf must now lead his people across the stars.<\/h2>\t\t\t
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To save his people from the Hameji, James must lead them on a desperate exodus across the stars. But with each decision, the line between protector and tyrant grows thinner. And in a galaxy full of predators, freedom is the first dream to die.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n

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They called him a lone wolf. Now, he must lead them across the stars.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five years have passed since the Hameji conquered James McCoy’s homeworld. The yoke of occupation has grown unbearable, and unless he can help his people throw it off, everything that he fought for will be destroyed.<\/p>\n

Light-years away, in the heart of the Good Hope Nebula, there is a place where they can start over. But the dangers are many, and the way is unclear. Only a strong leader can take them there.<\/p>\n

James once gave all that he had to save the ones he loved. To do so again, he must become the leader that his people need. But he’s never been more than a maverick, and even his friends fear he will trade their freedom for security and lose both.<\/p>\n

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\r\n\t\t\tAuthor:<\/span> Joe Vasicek<\/a><\/span>
\t\t\tSeries:<\/span> Hameji Cycle<\/a>, Book 4<\/span>
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Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife and two apple trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\t

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