A Star Curiously Singing (The Dark Trench Saga Book 1)

by Kerry Nietz

I frown at the things that warrant the average Abdul’s attention and credits. For a people so concerned with the next life, they seem eager to collect a lot of ballast in this one.

But somehow, inexplicably, those who claimed to fear government were the ones who increased the power of it. And in defense of rights, they somehow managed to surrender theirs, blindly, to the worst of those they sought to defend.

This job is a can of wombats. I have no idea what that term means, exactly, but it’s something I got from GrimJack, and it seems to apply.

It all stems from an ancient precept: deception is allowed if it furthers the cause of our society’s beliefs. The question that never gets asked, though, is whether a society built on deception, is worth furthering.

I have lots of questions, as I’m sure you do too. I’ll find the answers, though, because that’s what debuggers do.