{"id":9914,"date":"2015-06-24T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9914"},"modified":"2015-06-24T09:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T15:19:06","slug":"friends-in-command-excerpt-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/friends-in-command-excerpt-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends in Command \u2014 excerpt 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just one week before Friends in Command (Sons of the Starfarers: Book IV)<\/strong> is released! Here’s another excerpt to give you a taste of it. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!<\/p>\n

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Aaron tugged at the collar of his new uniform as he waited in front of the door to the briefing room. The cut was a little tight\u2014it would take some time to break in. The uniforms had just arrived at the commissary two weeks ago, and everyone on the command deck was wearing them. After serving on the Flotilla with pilots from all across the Outworlds, it was strange to see such uniformity all around him.<\/p>\n

The door hissed open, and he took a tentative step inside. The circular hall had several concentric rows of seats, all directed to a large holographic projector in the center. Three podiums were spaced equally around the projector, each commanding a third of the room. When Aaron walked in, though, the place was empty except for two people: Commander Noah and Major Achilles.<\/p>\n

The two men turned to face him. Noah, Aaron\u2019s commanding officer from Paladin<\/em> wing, was tall and thin with long blond hair tied back beneath his uniform. In contrast, Major Achilles had dark skin and a massively broad chest, with muscular arms that were at least as thick as Aaron\u2019s legs. His wide, round face had a flat nose and lips that curled naturally into a frown. A fearsome tattoo ran from his right eye across the whole of his cheek.<\/p>\n

Aaron swallowed. The major gave him a salute as sharp as a razor\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnsign Deltana.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor Achilles, sir.\u201d Aaron returned the salute as sharply as he could.<\/p>\n

In one smooth, swift motion, the major\u2019s hand returned to his side. \u201cSit down, Ensign.\u201d His eyes never left Aaron\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Aaron walked to the front of the room and sat down on the first row. Noah nodded to him and smiled, relieving the tension somewhat, but the frown never left Achilles\u2019s face. If anything, it only deepened.<\/p>\n

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Friends in Command<\/h1>\r\n\t\t
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The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.<\/h2>\t\t\t
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The Imperials are back, and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn't going to stop them. But they aren't the only enemies of the new Outworld Confederacy. Together, Aaron and Mara must face a threat from within.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n

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The future of the Outworlds now lies in uncertain hands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The war for the Outworlds is on. The Imperials may have lost the first round, but they’re back\u2014and this time, a ragtag flotilla isn’t going to stop them.<\/p>\n

When Aaron recieves a captain’s commission in the new Outworld Confederacy, Mara is his natural choice for second in command. But Mara never expected to live past the first few battles. She only joined the resistance to avenge her father, and fears the monster she’s starting to become. The only thing she has left to live for now is her friends.<\/p>\n

The Imperials aren’t the only enemy in this war, though. The friends must face a threat from within in<\/p>\n

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\t\t\tSeries:<\/span> Sons of the Starfarers<\/a>, Book 4<\/span>
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\t\t\t\t\t\tPublication Year:<\/span> July 2015<\/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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Strangers in Flight<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Captives in Obscurity<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Patriots in Retreat<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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A Queen in Hiding<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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An Empire in Disarray<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Victors in Liberty<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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The Complete Sons of the Starfarers<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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