Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. Snippets of ten sentences or less are yours for the reading!
Today’s snippet comes from Book Two of The Black Wing Chronicles~ how does THE BROKEN WING sound?
This week’s snippet is the next few sentences that follow last weeks’ snippet in which Blade is still recovering from the hovercycle crash and he’s still on Kah Lahtrec. Tahar, the strange spiritual guru of the Lahtrecki people is still caring for him.
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Tahar poked the fire again, sending another shower of sparks skyward. “You pursue a fate which will only end in your death, and hers. Without you, she has no chance of meeting her destiny. Without her, you have no chance of meeting yours. Your lives are entwined. That, you know. It is why you protect her from your father. Your future lies with her.”
Blade gaped at the old man. “What do you know about my father?”
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“Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.” Nice, little twist in there! You make M. Night Shyamalan proud.
Hmm… Not sure if that’s a compliment or not, but I’ll take it as one. 😉
Hee hee…just like a guy to ignore everything else and focus on one minor point of the conversation. 🙂
The rest of it is so much intangible blah, blah, blah.
I like that this snippet started with sparks flying from the fire. Sets the moods very well. I think it’s interesting that the part that stood to him was only the part that concerned his father. Makes me wonder why that’s more important than having your destiny literally tied with someone else’s.
As far your title, I just keep imagining a YA novel about growing up and finding your “wings,” which I know is not your intention. It doesn’t seem to have as much weght as Sovran’s Pawn.
Blade never told Tahar anything about his father. That he knows something at all is actually HUGE. This is set up in SOVRAN’S PAWN.
I agree, it sounds fluffy in comparison. Working on combinations that may add gravitas to it.
Now you’ve really got us wondering about Blade’s father.
His relationship with his father is integral to how he sees himself. This book provides a major turning point in their relationship. An underlying theme of this book is about the complexity of the father/child relationship.
I loved the visual description of the sparks and the fire. Also, Blade reacting to what is obviously a sore point…
Thank you! I guess you can tell I spend a lot of time around the fire pit thinking.
Mmm you know how I love daddy issues 🙂 Nice work. I like “the Broken Wing” but that’s just me.
I thought you would appreciate that! 🙂
Dang! Don’t you just hate it when you find out you’re connected to someone else. Having read the first one, I’m anxious to learn more about Blade’s father! You left it hanging in the air. Great snippet by the way.
I didn’t really leave it hanging, you know. It was implied. And thanks! 😉
Awesome! I especially like the “s” alliteration in that first sentence!
Alliteration? Uh, yeah… I meant to do that! 🙂