Theogony 3: Terra Stands Alone
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Pilot Lieutenant Carl ‘Guns’ Simpson, USN
Pilot Lieutenant William Johnson, USAF
Pilot Lieutenant Samuel Jakande, Nigerian Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Hans ‘Schnitzel’ Hohenstaufen, German Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant ‘Tex’ Teksssellisssiniss, Domus Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Clarisse Boudreau, RCAF
Pilot Lieutenant Matthew ‘Exit’ Kamins, German Navy
Pilot Lieutenant Jiang Fang, Chinese Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Terry ‘Guppy’ Gupton, Royal Australian Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Pablo Acosta, Spanish Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Rob “Thing 1” Mees, USAF
Pilot Lieutenant Tatyana Khanilov, Russian Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Sean “Boom Boom” Ventura, Domus Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Denise Michel, French Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Miguel Carvalho, Brazilian Air Force
Pilot Lieutenant Nadia Rasputin, Russian Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Jackson Taylor, USN
NFO Lieutenant Joseph ‘Horse’ Dorsey, USN
NFO Lieutenant ‘Olly’ Ollisssellissess, Domus Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Faith Ibori, Nigerian Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Martyn ‘Tinman’ Sinclair, RNZAF
NFO Lieutenant Adelaide Sanderson, Royal Australian Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Sasaki ‘Supidi’ Akio, Japan Air Self-Defense Force
NFO Lieutenant Gwon Min-jun, Republic of Korea Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Brett Dylan ‘Foxy’ Fox, RAF
NFO Lieutenant Paul “Thing 2” Mees, USAF
NFO Lieutenant Hakan Yilmaz, Turkish Navy
NFO Lieutenant Phil ‘Venturi’ Ventura, Domus AF
NFO Lieutenant Boris Tsvetkov, Russian Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Ali Ahmed Al-Amri, Royal Saudi Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Reyne Rafaeli, Israeli Air Force
NFO Lieutenant Aharsi Goswami, Indian Air Force
The following is an
Excerpt from Book 1 of the Codex Regius :
The Search for Gram
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Chris Kennedy
Available from Chris Kennedy Publishing
Fall, 2014
eBook and Paperback
Excerpt from “The Search for Gram:”
Princess Merrorritor stared open-mouthed at the flame dancing on the Aesir’s hand. “Why doesn’t it burn you?” she finally asked.
The Aesir smiled. “The flame doesn’t burn me because it is my friend,” he said. “Hold out your hand,” he instructed, “and you can hold it, too.”
“You don’t have hair on your hands,” said the princess, “but I do. Won’t it catch my hand on fire?”
“No,” said the Aesir, “it won’t burn you. It is a special flame.” He put his hand next to the Mrowry’s paw and blew gently. The flame hopped over to the princess’ paw and began to dance rhythmically but did not burn the young Mrowry.
“See?” the princess said, holding the flame out to Calvin, “I told you the Aesir were neat!”
“OK,” said the Aesir, scooping the little flame out of the princess’ hand after a moment, “I need to talk to the adults, and it is time to let the flame go back to his world.” He cupped his hands around the flame and blew gently into them; when he opened them again, the flame was gone. Despite the different cultures, everyone could tell the look on the princess’ face was one of abject disappointment.
“Run along, Mimi,” said the emperor. “You can talk with our guest later.”
“If I have to...” she said as she walked to the door with her head down, dragging her feet.
“You can sit next to me at dinner,” said the Aesir, “if your grandfather allows it.”
“Can I, grandfather?” she asked, life coming back to her voice.
“Yes, you may,” replied the emperor. “Now, run along.”
Happy again, the princess bounded out of the room on all fours, stopping only to close the door.
“What can I do for you?” Calvin asked.
“We have met a foe that is beyond us,” replied the Aesir. “Our elders conducted a divination and it was determined that we needed to look outside our realm for aid. All of the signs point to you...we need your help.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Kennedy is a former aviator with over 3,000 hours flying attack and reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Navy, including many missions supporting U.S. Special Forces. He has also been an elementary school principal and has enjoyed 18 seasons as a softball coach. “Terra Stands Alone” completes “The Theogony” trilogy and is his 5th full length novel.
Titles by Chris Kennedy:
“Red Storm: The Chinese Invasion of Seattle” – Available Now
“Occupied Seattle” – Available Now
“Janissaries: Book One of The Theogony” – Available Now
“When the Gods Aren’t Gods: Book Two of The Theogony” – Available Now
“Terra Stands Alone: Book Three of The Theogony” – Available Now
“The Search for Gram: Book One of the Codex Regius” – Available Soon
“Can’t Look Back” – Available Soon
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