“Now that the shuttle’s engines were shut down, it was unnaturally quiet in the surrounding valley. The native wildlife avoided this unfamiliar patch of hard, unnatural ground. Strange things happened here. Frightening beasts falling from the sky on fiery tails… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“Better a sword than an empty hand when you set off to slay the dragon.” — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“So dumbed-down were the masses that they would believe any half-truth that their leaders spewed, as long as it agreed with their own sentiments.… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“Okay, people, settle down so we can get this over with.” Lynn had become accustomed to raising her voice to get their attention. The… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“You’re going to be traveling faster and farther than anyone has in nearly a millennium!” — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“We will finally set right what we allowed to go wrong all those decades ago. Then Nathan Scott will no longer be of concern.”… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I—should I choose to become a leader—should do whatever is necessary to see that old men such as yourself, men who refuse to… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“You don’t win somebody over by telling them everything they believe is wrong. All that does is solidify their beliefs and make them hate… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“Most of us are not aware of our destiny until it is right in front of us.” — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“The ship rumbled as they rode out the last few minutes of their tenth and final braking burn on approach to Tau Ceti Five.… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
“It is easier to live a lie in peace than to die for the truth. As long as life is good, most of them… — Ryk Brown Copy Share Image
