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Continuing the opening from The Long Dark, we leave Anna’s point of view to introduce another major character.
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Jennifer Steel glared at the beige-green orb of Elysium with mixed feelings. She loved the Company’s princely income from this soggy plant-covered rock, but as for the planet itself, it was hate at first sight.
“It’s going to get bumpy in sixty seconds.” The pilot’s voice held just the right blend of deference and warning. He’d suffered her presence with little sign of the simmering resentment she knew she evoked. She was well aware of the rules about passengers in the cockpit, but she’d been curious to see first hand her reluctant home for the coming weeks. She also liked toying with underlings, a privilege that came with her executive rank.
Even Jennifer, however, knew better than to argue with physics. She turned from the cockpit window and drifted, weightless, back to the luxurious confines of the cabin. She took her seat and strapped in before they hit thick enough air to light the scramjet.
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And continued progress with the cover art, snapped on the last two Fridays. Progress slowed down this month because I was struggling with the world news recently as I blogged about last week.
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11 comments:
She seems quite opposite Anna, but definitely knows who she is. And it's very intriguing to watch the progress on your cover!
What a nasty person. That comes through already in just a few lines! :-)
I enjoy seeing your cover art coming along. :-)
Jessica, she is indeed very different from Anna!
Teresa, I thought the weekly snapshot might be interesting to some folks.
I could be assuming too much, but I've tentatively classified Jennifer as a representative of the 1% you talked about last week.
She's definitely intriguing andI love the way you subtly tell us about her, with the comment on how she likes toying with underlings. May I hope that comes back to bite her at some point? Great snippet...
What intrigues me is the name "Elysium" for a planet that doesn't look appealing (according to Jennifer). I started to like Jennifer until "She also liked toying with underlings" No, no, no. Good job.
Very cool cover.
She doesn't sound like someone I'd want to mess with. Or be under.
Intriguing snippet. I like the way you tell us a bit about her with a few words. Love the slow cover reveal, too.
I'm not sure she's a very nice person.
Ed, that would be a fair assessment!
Veronica, in a way, it does, in the end.
Diane, Jennifer is definitely not someone to be liked.
Alex, Karen, thanks.
Elaine, you're not wrong there!
Hi Ian - life is going to change for them both; as it is for us with world events - such as we hear about ... somehow we need to just keep going without being dragged down. Take care and stay safe ... Hilary
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