Beginnings 012 – Drive Like Lightning …

She is a flash of yellow when she drops out of FTL, going .9 c in a sleek ship marred by a tracery of energy-weapon scars. She is a spray of actinic blue when she crashes through the Engsson barrier at the edge of Norbeq system. And she is a steady burn of fusion red as she decelerates at tremendous g to allow Norbeqi fast cruisers to catch up and arrest her.
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“Drive Like Lightning …”
Ray Gun Revival; Novo Pulp; Tocsin and Other Stories
Published 22-Aug-2012

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