by Gwynn White
Stefan let out a soft breath. Heron had feelings for her. Romantic ones. That would complicate things. Was it impossible for anything to go right today?
“Yes, where’s my sister?” Clay asked, also in Chenayan. He jumped over the wooden lip into the pod.
They were brother and sister? That explained a lot. Stefan turned to Malek. No image of Lynx blossomed in the air above the console.
All the blood rushed from Stefan’s face. He grabbed Malek’s shoulder. “Dragon’s arse! How hard is it to get this right?”
“You tricked us! She’s not here,” Clay hissed. Both he and Heron went for their machetes.
“Wait!” Stefan cried, both for his guardsmen's benefit and theirs. “It’s technology being difficult.” Even as he spoke, he knew Heron and Clay wouldn’t understand.
His guardsmen watched him for the order, alert as dogs on a scent. Stefan shook his head in the negative, telling them to stand down.
“Get the empress up,” he snarled at Malek.
“Empress?” Clay asked.
“Yes. Empress.” Arms folded, Stefan faced the two raiders with an unflappable mask.
From their dumbfounded expressions, neither had heard about the assassination nor Lynx’s ascent to the throne.
“Gentlemen, the show will start soon.” Stefan could only guess at how these steam-age men would cope with being catapulted into a world of holograms and human projection.
He hoped it would not be violent.
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Also by Gwynn White
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Rebel’s Honor
Warlord’s Wager
Dragon’s Fire
Traitors And Tyrants
Blood Rites
Crown of Blood Collection: Books 1-3
QUEEN OF EXTINCTION: A Dark Sleeping Beauty Fairytale Retelling
Queen of Extinction
Queen of Destruction
MY ADVENTURE TRAVEL MEMOIR
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About the Author
I’m a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels set on distant planets. All my stories have an adventure at the heart, mixed with a liberal sprinkling of romance and intrigue. To confuse things, I also write adventure travel books set firmly on planet Earth. Weird, I know, but it makes me tick. I live in Western Australia with my husband, Andrew, my three daughters, a yapping Toy Pomeranian, and a fantastic farm cat called Pixel. When I’m not writing, I’m reading, traveling, herding kids around, taking dogs for walks, and avoiding all cooking.
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