Category: Excerpt
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Chapter 1: THE NAMELESS
PART ONE THE GREENHORN Realm Rule 1: Honour thy Autokratōr and esteem thy Realm. Both come before thyself. Chapter 1 SEVEN Today is the biggest day of my life. I will find out my name. ‘It’ll be fine, Seven. You’re going to ace it,’ whispers Six. I tilt my head closer as her quiet voice…
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Ghosts of Mars: Chapter 1
The First The world outside the window is infinitely more exciting than the colony nursery. Drones buzz around, carrying small crates. Astronauts bounce around the landing pad, making final checks for the incoming rocket. A dozen or so maintenance workers are cleaning solar panels, test-driving the rovers, and checking the water recycling and moisture vaporiser machines. Far…