The Time Capsule

Between now and February 2, 2021, I will be posting chapters from  The Legend of Kyd Lumin , my upcoming book release. Previously, I posted the  Prologue  and I. Kyd Lumin . Below is the next chapter "II. Mairel Elof". Order your copy today at the following locations: Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords II. Mairel Elof The emptiness of space spans farther than any living being can understand. Stars spread out as pinpoints of light seem merely a backdrop to scenery filled with nothingness. For one spending their night outside on a planet, the view is similar to spending their night aboard a ship traveling the stars and watching them pass through a cabin window. Mairel Elof, the heiress to the Elof Empire, did that often. Recently, her days rarely amounted to spending time on any planet, let alone her home planet of Juris—the epicenter of the Elof Empire. Instead, she found herself aboard many of the space-faring ships of the Empire.

Between now and February 2, 2021, I will be posting chapters from  The Legend of Kyd Lumin , my upcoming book release. Previously, the Prologue was posted. Below is the next chapter "I. Kyd Lumin". Order your copy today at the following locations: Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords I. Kyd Lumin Many planets in the galaxy had yet to come under the Elof Empire’s vice-like grip. Many feared the Empire would eventually find their way to their world. They would use their might and force to assume control. Still, with the number of planets, the distance between them and the epicenter of the Elof Empire being many, many light-years away, the threat loomed little for most civilizations that they would see it happen any time soon or even in their lifetime. One such planet is the planet of Quarros. Originally colonized quite some time ago, the population never boomed as the culture dictated a love of the land. This land was very mountainous in

Between now and February 2, 2021, I will be posting chapters from The Legend of Kyd Lumin , my upcoming book release. Below is the Prologue. Order your copy today at the following locations: Amazon  |  Apple Books  |  Google Play  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords PROLOGUE Captain Jamos Korrel’s hands gripped tight around the metal railing of the bridge’s walkway. Through the viewport of glass, the darkness of space loomed before him. Sensors from the ship told him the sight was a lie. On his level and the one below where he stood, his crew frantically prepared for an oncoming battle. He hoped they could avoid it. Perhaps the two large ships that approached were nothing more than cargo ships moving goods from planet to planet, supplying the citizens with their needs. Foolish for me to even think that he thought. Foolish to take on this responsibility at all. Deep in the bowels of the ship, secured within a titanium fortress, he carried cargo more precious than all the credits, food

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