Tuesday, 15 September 2020

S-F B-M: A Possible Relaunch

If you are a regular viewer of this blog, you'll see that I haven't posted anything in ages. I've tried to finish off a few issues of the mag, but it hasn't turned out. So so far, it seems like I'm just going to relaunch the mag in January 2021. This way I can already do a lot of the issues in advance, so I can do a sort of make-it-and-post-it-a-couple-of-months-later-when-I-need-to. In the meantime, here's an excerpt from Chapter 2 of The Second Imperium Trilogy: Book I - Devastation to get you excited. Hope you enjoy it!:

   “Where is The Mandarin?!!” Governor Davi shouted into the ears of one of his assistants. The Mandarin had recently disappeared on it’s voyage to find another habitable planet for humanity. Davi was unhappy that he hadn’t heard anything from the captain or crew, and that the only thing he did hear was rumour of it’s disappearance.
   “Well, sir, that question is one that many currently ask. Unfortunately, we have no news, good or bad. There’s still a small possibility that—”
   “Small possibilities don’t count. I learnt that in the Battle of Mexico. I was a small child. My parents and I were in danger. They said there was a small possibility that they would turn out fine, but things didn’t go exactly as planned. I was forced to adapt to something new—and from then on, I have chosen to never depend on small possibilities.”
   “The thing is, sir, the Sffyr system is full of many bogeys, so there is a chance that their communications might be jammed, or—”
   “Just find the ship and everyone from it. I don’t want more blood spilled on my hands. Not like this.” Davi sat down and the assistant walked out of the room. Davi pulled out a cigar, lit it, and some few moments later, threw it into an incinerating can. He then pressed a red button laying under his desk. A figure flashed on via hologram.