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Pietas, Joss, and a few others are heading for shelter, while a storm is bearing down on them. Excerpt Forged in Fire “Pietas.” Joss faced him. “If we’re not inside before the storm hits, we…
NOTE: This book will be out of print after Dec 31, 2022. It is available in eBook and print. Joy to the Worlds A Speculative Fiction Holiday Anthology Genre: Scifi, Space Opera, Holiday Includes…
In this scene, when Pietas is attacked from behind, the panther who’s been his shadow for months leaps into the frey and protects him. It costs the cat its life. But this panther is far…
I am invincible. In this scene from Origin of Pietas, Pietas is free of the lifepod, but his injuries have incapacitated him. He must rely completely on Six. Depending on others is not the king’s…
I overcome. I am indomitable. In this scene from Origin of Pietas, as Pietas is healing from catastrophic injuries, he’s literally at the mercy of Six, the mortal who’d captured him. After nearly a year…
I vanquish every enemy. In this scene from Origin of Pietas, as he’s healing from catastrophic injuries, Pietas muses about pain. Excerpt from Origin of Pietas Pietas had taught himself, disciplined himself never to fear…
I face every foe. Pietas performs the Ritual of Strength before battle, whether it be a physical or emotional one. In it, as a sign of humility, he cuts his hair with a dagger. If…
My will is absolute. In this scene from Origin of Pietas, Six and Pietas are crossing the planet, searching for the other immortals. After cleaning gear and laying out what little clothing they own to…
No fear touches me. There’s a difference between feeling fear and being controlled by fear. In this scene, Six offers a bit of advice. At the beginning of the previous book, nothing the Ghost Corps…