Corsair (Outer Pendulum, Part 1) Review
Corsair (Outer Pendulum, Part 1) Overview
Corsair, 1st installment in a serialized novel, The Outer PendulumWith rampant piracy and corruption bringing the human colony in the Hydra solar system to the brink of collapse, decorated ex-Alliance Navy officer, Eli Saffinger, is hired to protect a freighter that could single-handedly revitalize the young, fragile civilization.
Knowing the inevitable consequence of escorting such valuable cargo, Saffinger prepares to confront the most ruthless and dangerous privateer in the southern Messier region - a mission that many have undertaken but none have survived.
10,000 word first installment in The Outer Pendulum Saga
Excerpt from Corsair:
Saffinger inched closer to the lieutenant.
"Tango is no pirate. He's a murderer. He does it for the sick
pleasure of watching unarmed ships go up in flames and hearing
thousands of silent screams burn up with them. That is a sociopath,
Lieutenant."
"Sir, I didn't mean any disrespect."
Saffinger stopped. He knew he had lost control. There was no reason
to go off on the lieutenant like he had. The man had done nothing
wrong. Saffinger realized for the first time that the Jalar monster
had finally gotten to him. Like the reptiles on earth, Tango had
slithered and hissed and injected a venom of fear inside generation
upon generation. It was no longer a personal vendetta, but a hatred
that seemed to stem from all irrational fears left in humanity.
Historians had for ages tried to explain why humans struck first in
the First Messier War - the technologically, intellectually, and
culturally inferior civilization - but never seemed to look beyond
the politics at the race's most base, instinctive response to the
unknown. Somewhere, deep inside, Saffinger knew he couldn't help how
he felt. There was a voice. A trigger. It was almost automatic. First
hate - then blame.
Corsair (Outer Pendulum, Part 1) Specifications
Corsair, 1st installment in a serialized novel, The Outer PendulumWith rampant piracy and corruption bringing the human colony in the Hydra solar system to the brink of collapse, decorated ex-Alliance Navy officer, Eli Saffinger, is hired to protect a freighter that could single-handedly revitalize the young, fragile civilization.
Knowing the inevitable consequence of escorting such valuable cargo, Saffinger prepares to confront the most ruthless and dangerous privateer in the southern Messier region - a mission that many have undertaken but none have survived.
10,000 word first installment in The Outer Pendulum Saga
Excerpt from Corsair:
Saffinger inched closer to the lieutenant.
"Tango is no pirate. He's a murderer. He does it for the sick
pleasure of watching unarmed ships go up in flames and hearing
thousands of silent screams burn up with them. That is a sociopath,
Lieutenant."
"Sir, I didn't mean any disrespect."
Saffinger stopped. He knew he had lost control. There was no reason
to go off on the lieutenant like he had. The man had done nothing
wrong. Saffinger realized for the first time that the Jalar monster
had finally gotten to him. Like the reptiles on earth, Tango had
slithered and hissed and injected a venom of fear inside generation
upon generation. It was no longer a personal vendetta, but a hatred
that seemed to stem from all irrational fears left in humanity.
Historians had for ages tried to explain why humans struck first in
the First Messier War - the technologically, intellectually, and
culturally inferior civilization - but never seemed to look beyond
the politics at the race's most base, instinctive response to the
unknown. Somewhere, deep inside, Saffinger knew he couldn't help how
he felt. There was a voice. A trigger. It was almost automatic. First
hate - then blame.
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