Alien Honor (A Fenris Novel) (38 page)

I’m going to hurt the Kresh the best I know how
.

Thinking that, Cyrus put the
baan
back on his forehead and the crystal back into the slot. He needed to learn as much as he could about Jassac while he had an opportunity.

“We’re going to hurt the Kresh,” Cyrus said.

“I hope you’re right,” Skar said.

“Or we’ll die trying,” Cyrus said.

Skar became grim-faced and turned back to the controls.

As the soldier did so, Cyrus clicked the
baan
against the amplifier. He would study everything with care this time. He needed more knowledge to help him in his bitter quest.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you, David Pomerico, for wanting to see the Doom Star universe continue in a new series. Thanks Brian Larson for giving me advice during the writing of the story and thank you David VanDyke for the first round of editing. Jennifer Smith-Gaynor, you gave me some “grim” editing advice later, but I believe your comments helped make the story better—thank you. A hearty thanks to the entire 47North team. You are an easy and enjoyable group of people to work with.

Thank you, Evan Gregory, for your advice on the business end. And I want to give a special thank you to my wife Cyndi Heppner and to Madison and Mackenzie: two of the nicest girls in the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

2013 © CYNDI HEPPNER

Vaughn Heppner is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, including the “Invasion America” series and the “Doom Star” series. He is inspired by venerable sci-fi writers such as Jack Vance and Roger Zelazny, as well as by the
Night of the Long Knives
by Hans Hellmut Kirst. The original movie, “Spartacus,” and its themes of slave rebellion, color much of his work. Among his contemporaries, BV Larson’s military science fiction novels are most akin to
Alien Honor
. Canadian-born, Heppner now lives in Central California. Visit his website at
www.vaughnheppner.com
.