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Category:
Science Fiction
Publisher: Cooper's Press
Type: Fiction
Pages: 320
Copyright: April, 2010
ISBN-13: 9781877557019
In the second book of the trilogy, Harry Irons, Galactic Survey Mission Commander for the Braithwaite Corporation, stumbles upon a mission to recover an unlimited new energy source on a newly discovered planet thousands of light-years from Earth. The expedition is filled with peril as the team races against time and an assortment of foes.
Excerpt
"Blane shouted his support, but Fagen paid no attention. His full concentration was on the Malaaz guard. If he had to, he would kill it, but he hoped things wouldn't go that far. He'd rather disarm the creature.
The blow annoyed the guard. In rage, it spat upon the floor, stamped its feet, and charged once more. With ease, Fagen side-stepped the attack. Standing over the thing as it passed, he delivered a quick left fist to what he hoped was the sweet spot on the creature's skull, slightly above and behind the ear hole. The punch landed solidly, snapping its head backwards. It didn't stagger and it didn't fall, but it didn't stop, either. The guard continued to charge, bent at the waist, long knife held outward, until it ran through the surrounding Malaaz and out of the building altogether.
A hush fell over the room. In relief, Blane chuckled. Fagen wasn't even breathing hard."
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