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Wendy E Gamble
a book bubble about
Earth and Beyond
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author Insight
Sports vs Space
I’ve just come back from a camping trip; a beautiful experience I was writing a blog about when an article aired saying Canadians need more sports facilities built. For a multitude of reasons, we need to encourage natural exercise experiences over supervised sports requiring constructed facilities. The Canadian population increase already requires using green areas for more housing, which is necessary. Letting more people live here instead of in more crowded, ravaged countries is fair and just. Ruining the environment is not. With headlines of mass starvation in Gaza, dire wildfires and environmental issues, people who think we should be spending world resources on more artificial sports facilities need to wake up to reality. The reality of the crew and specialists of Spaceship Chiron also entails exploring natural areas and making creative use of what is available. With an alien pandemic to cure, it will be a while before the world government indulges in creating the likes of sports domes. Enjoy this tiny excerpt from the trilogy opener, then check out snippets and insights from book two and the coming book three. (Click “View Profile” or my website to see my science fiction books currently available.)
Book Excerpt
Earth and Beyond
Back on the bridge, Walsh took a deep breath. This was it. Was his order about to kill a hundred and ninety nine of Earth’s best? He shut his eyes for a second, wondering if this was his last one alive. He steeled himself, and making a special effort to have a clear, firm voice, called out, “QD, now!”
Back in her observation seat, a well-buckled down Karen felt a second of helpless panic as Chiron glowed in space. Initially pleasant vibrations coursed through her as an ever-increasing pulsing permeated the decks. Then throbbing thumped in her head, like someone was desperately trying to get out. The head pounder inside her became more and more insistent, until suddenly she felt light as a feather, flying out of her body as the ship and all on board became massless, and virtually invisible for an instant. Glowing like a travelling neutrino, everything and everyone reappeared, then solidified into a swirling star-scape never before seen by earthly eyes.
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