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Children Of Orion
by
Robert Ipcar
Book One
The
Characters
Capable
women & multi-ethnic men, face an alien world which
grows increasingly hostile by the day.
The
Survivors...
Randa
Zyaina
Impatient
with the men around her and saddened over the death of
her lover, the Colony' ship's 20 year old science officer
just wants life to hold up for one goddamn second!
Jayson
Lynn
18
year old Virtual Gladiator who longs to free himself from
a caste ridden militaristic society which has followed
them to these uncharted shores; a society bound to eradicate
all who avow personal freedom. For Jayson, being a castaway
is a dream come true!
Clayton
Aarrst
A
64 year old Basuto wrangler from South Africa's Mandela
Provence; chief flight engineer and rigger by trade. At
64, he's the oldest of the survivors, one who can be counted
on to maintain an air of tolerance and hope.
Captain
Mally Kerry
She's
the gruff 35 year old Captain of the space shuttle Onrust,
who takes no nonsense, yet never hesitates to lead by
example. For those who know her, there's no better way
to go!
Ben
Dealer
Mally's
24 year old 2nd in command - unflappable, loyal to his
friends, but arrogant when it comes to those of lower
caste.
The
Wai'min...
An
empathic human race, also of stellar origin, who centuries
ago came to embrace the ways of the indigenous Mateek.
T'Nahla
16 year old Wai'min woman whose coming of age trek proves
to be the undoing of her people's way of life.
The
Mateek...
The
humanoid people of the High Forests, who claim the world
as their own.
T'Laradayh
She
is blessed with the knowledge of what once was, while
Zyaina is able to see future paths, a uniqueness which
will bind them together.
Book
One
Children
Of Orion
Future
Orion series
"Neutron star... What we're seeing is the
first luminescence to escape a disintegrating
black hole... It's spewing out everything trapped
within; a celestial release of time as well
as light..."
Lt Randa Zyaina
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