“That’s good. The Third Strike Fleet’s landing ships came to the Solar System yesterday as well and are currently on the Moon. In ten days, we will be able to start loading the best prepared units.”
There were lots of other things I wanted to discuss with the Viceroy. For example, to find out whether measures had been taken to treat the land where Uraz Tukhsh had been sitting and where the dangerous bouquet had ended up. Whether any punitive measures would be taken against that scoundrel for attempting to poison the wedding guests. And lots of other things. But Gerd Ayni Uri-Miayuu the Miyelonian had resurrected and walked over, then insistently pulled me aside. The normally very delicate Translator’s behavior had me seriously intrigued, so I followed her. And actually, the Viceroy got a message on his communicator and walked off to familiarize himself with it.
Ayni was all disheveled and so worried that she didn’t even look like herself:
“Captain Gnat, all the news channels are broadcasting a breaking story! In the Kharsssh-O system, the Throne World of the Meleyephatian Horde, a large number of portals have opened and a never-ending stream of combat ships belonging to an unknown race is flooding out! The Meleyephatian Third Fleet, which was defending the capital has engaged, however all indications are that they are losing! The ships of the unknown invaders are already bombarding the Throne World from orbit!”
Would you look at that... My spiny Analyst Gerd Jarg was right. So we did bring a tail behind us from the unknown galaxy. The news shocked me. Then Kosta Dykhsh also lost all his pomp, ran over and shot out:
“Gnat! A new order has come from the commander of the Third Strike Fleet: the army of Earth must load into its ships immediately. We cannot allow such a historic opportunity to go to waste! The Meleyephatian Horde has bigger concerns than us now. The Geckho are going on the counterattack!”
End of Book Six
Addendum. Crew list of the frigate Tamara the Paladin
PLAYERS:
Kung Gnat. Human. Listener. Captain.
Gerd Uline-Tar. Geckho. Trader. Captain’s First Mate and business partner.
Gerd Ayni Uri-Miayuu. Miyelonian. Translator. Authorized representative.
Gerd Imran Human. Gladiator. Captain’s personal bodyguard.
Gerd Jarg. Jarg. Analyst.
Gerd Mauu-La Mya-Ssa. Miyelonian. Medic.
Gerd Minn-O La-Fin. Human. Aristocrat. Captain’s wayedda.
Gerd T’yu-Pan. Human. Shocktroop. Landing team leader.
Gerd Urgeh Pu-Pu Urgeh. Relict. Technician.
Gerd Ukh-Meemeesh. Trillian. Gunner.
Avan Toi. Geckho. Supercargo.
Amati-Kuis Urshhh. Trillian. Chef-Assassin.
Ayukh. Geckho. Geckho. Navigator. Senior Officer.
Basha Tushihh Geckho. Heavy Robot Operator.
Destroying Angel. Human. Gunfighter.
Dmitry Zheltov. Human. Starship Pilot. Main pilot.
Eduard Boyko. Human. Space Commando.
Grim Reaper. Human. Sniper.
Kisly. Human. Machinegunner. Husband to Nefertiti the Dryad.
Orun Va-Mart. Miyelonian. Engineer. Main ship engineer.
San-Doon Taki-Bu Human. Pilot. Copilot.
San-Sano. Human. Engineer.
Svetlana Vereshchagina. Human. Assassin. Physical Education Instructor.
Taik Rekh. Geckho. Gunner.
Timka-Vu. Human. Machinegunner.
Tini Wi-Gnat. Miyelonian. Thief. Ward of the captain.
Valeri-Urla. Human. Beast Master. Master of Little Sister the Shadow Panther.
Vasha Tushihh Geckho. Heavy Robot Operator.
Vasily Andreyevich Filippov. Human. Bard. Strategy specialist.
Non players:
Kirsan (3x). Mechanoid repair bot. Differentiated by color.
Little Sister. Shadow Panther. Animal.
Nefertiti. NPC-Dryad. Jeweler.
BE THE FIRST TO KNOW when Michael Atamanov’s next book is available! Follow him at https://www.bookbub.com/profile/michael-atamanov to get an alert whenever he has a new release, preorder, or discount!
If you like our books and want to keep reading, download our FREE Publisher's Catalog, a must-read for any LitRPG fan which lists some of the finest works in the genre:
Tales of Wonder and Adventure: The Best of LitRPG, Fantasy and Sci-Fi (Publisher's Catalog)
IN ORDER TO HAVE NEW books of the series translated faster, we need your help and support! Please consider leaving a review or spread the word by recommending Aces High to your friends and posting the link on social media. The more people buy the book, the sooner we’ll be able to make new translations available.
Thank you!
Want to be the first to know about our latest LitRPG, sci fi and fantasy titles from your favorite authors?
Subscribe to our New Releases newsletter!
Be the first to know about new LitRPG releases!
Visit our
Facebook LitRPG page
About the Author
MICHAEL ATAMANOV was born in 1975 in Grozny, Chechnia. He excelled at school, winning numerous national science and writing competitions. Having graduated with honors, he entered Moscow University to study material engineering. Soon, however, he had no home to return to: their house was destroyed during the first Chechen campaign. Michael’s family fled the war, taking shelter with some relatives in Stavropol Territory in the South of Russia.
Having graduated from the University, Michael was forced to accept whatever work was available. He moonlighted in chemical labs, loaded trucks, translated technical articles, worked as a software installer and scene shifter for local artists and events. At the same time he never stopped writing, even when squatting in some seedy Moscow hostels. Writing became an urgent need for Michael. He submitted articles to science publications, penned news fillers for a variety of web sites and completed a plethora of technical and copywriting gigs.
Then one day unexpectedly for himself he started writing fairy tales and science fiction novels. For several years, his audience consisted of only one person: Michael’s elder son. Then, at the end of 2014 he decided to upload one of his manuscripts to a free online writers resource. Readers liked it and demanded a sequel. Michael uploaded another book, and yet another, his audience growing as did his list. It was his readers who helped Michael hone his writing style. He finally had the breakthrough he deserved when the Moscow-based EKSMO - the biggest publishing house in Europe - offered him a contract for his first and consequent books.
Michael is now the author of three bestselling LitRPG series: Perimeter Defense, The Dark Herbalist and Reality Benders which are already considered the classics of LitRPG.
* * *
[1] Events take place in the book Quarantine World by Michael Atamanov
[2] Translator’s note — common Russian phrase.
Aces High (Reality Benders Book #6) LitRPG Series Page 35