Six fighters sped into it. Five parachutes twitched, then turned nearly horizontal as fighters struck the steel cables hanging beneath them. Three of the fighters shook violently as their propellers and the cables tore each other to pieces. The other … Continue reading
The weapon here is a take on the WWII-era British Unrotated Projectile, which is well-known enough in this universe to go by the more descriptive moniker ‘aerial minelayer’. The weather’s been nice lately, and so I managed to run outside … Continue reading
My Pittsburgh Steelers lost and I forgot it’s Thursday, so if there’s an update tomorrow, it’ll be late. Apologies.
Joe watched Inconstant‘s Vultures launch. The British captain knew his game, to have tracked the Long Nines for a week. He had to know he wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance of keeping pace with Inconstant if he lost even one … Continue reading
This is actually a real weapon. One of my favorite dieselpunky things to have actually happened. I’ll link to it come next update.
I got home quite late last night, and in my usual irresponsibility, failed to have something ready. I’m pretty booked through tomorrow, too, so you might just have to wait until Sunday. Or, realistically, Tuesday. I’ve been reading through Alastair … Continue reading
The radio clicked, and Emma’s Falcon slotted back into formation. Joe looked up and over his shoulders. One British pilot hung from his parachute straps below and behind the bombers, watching as his plane spiralled into the desert, fifteen thousand … Continue reading
Sorry for the delay. I did get a few pages of writing done over the weekend, happily. I also started on a new Alastair Reynolds book, Terminal World; he continues to be one of my favorite modern science fiction authors, … Continue reading
Sorry, guys—I just plumb forgot, what with the long work week and all. With the long weekend ahead, Tuesday is guaranteed.
Since I’m only just now finishing work at 7:30 in the evening, I don’t want to eat into too much of my time tonight with typing an update, so I’m going to substitute this quick review of two things I … Continue reading
