Captain's Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, #5)

by Nathan Lowell

You are my first mate, the good right hand of any captain, and I need to know that my right hand will do what I expect. When I need it to clench, I expect it to clench. When I need it to open, it must open. When I need it to hold, by the gods it will hold.

let me check my assumptions before I commit my blunders. I prefer to make my mistakes on purpose rather than by accident.”

I really felt like it was coming together and I regretted that feeling with every step. If experience taught me anything, it was that feeling like I had things under control was usually the first symptom of a complete and utter lack of understanding.

“Thrilling is just a heartbeat from terror, Mr. Schubert.