Margu checked the chronometer on his arm, and sighed. “I’m surprised we haven’t heard yet. That may be good news for you; if this went bad, about all the option I’ve got is to request an early launch and get the frak out of here.” Liss looked over to the control panel, largely dark save …
Category: Titan Novels
Interlude: Elsewhere Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
For centuries, scientists have been aware of a particular class of experiences, and for just as long, they have been befuddled by them. The experiences themselves have been documented throughout history, and share some surprising cross-cultural commonalities. Many hypotheses have been put forward to explain them, most having to do with brain architecture and neural …
Chapter Thirty-Six: In That Moment of Revelation Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
Gravity on Jutuneim is 35 percent of that on Earth. If you’re a Titan, that’s slightly more than Archavian standard, but only slightly – just six percent higher than normal. Enough to notice for the first few days you’re on the planet, but nothing you can’t get used to after you’ve been there a while, …
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Game is Afoot Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
The Jacks had saved Cemerteus. If you grew up in Cemerteus, you knew that from the time you could talk. Four Titans had come to the town, trying to kidnap the humans who lived there. But the Jacks had been ready, and they had fought the Titans, and could have killed them – and the …
Chapter Thirty-Four: You See, But You Do Not Observe Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
“Karral, you look nervous,” Rixie said, as she stood by the airlock of the White Shaar. “Don’t be.” “Don’t be nervous. Sure. Easy for you to say,” Karral said, with a tight grin. “If I’ve screwed this up, the next Dronung gets killed. No big deal.” “First off, you ran it by me, and I …
Chapter Thirty-Three: To a Great Mind, Nothing is Little Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
“So, I would imagine you have a story,” Rixie said to the large man, who was making breakfast in the galley of the WV White Shaar. They had picked him up in the Daraean system, one of the three men and one woman who would comprise her private guard. The man had a chrome artificial …
Chapter Thirty-Two: My Mind Rebels at Stagnation Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
There were times when Syon Fand truly hated people. That is not to say there were times when Syon Fand did not hate people; she found everyone outside her own skin to be some combination of insipid, incompetent, loathsome, or dull. The closest she came to liking someone was to view them as a competent …
Chapter Thirty-One: Your Life is Not Your Own Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina
Xyly gazed down at the sleeping man on her desk, and tried to ignore the buzzing of her pad. She was never totally sure what she felt for Nonull. It was a sort of love, but not the sort of love that they write about in poetry. It was possessive, destructive, a malevolent force that …
Interlude: Meanwhile…. Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina and Johnnyscribe
“So what is your assessment, Praetor-Imperator?” the Floor Leader asked. “And do I need to pay the Emperor a visit?” “As to the latter…you probably should reach out to him, yes,” Vanser said. “As to the former…Madam Floor Leader, do you want my official answer, or the unofficial one?” Loona smiled tightly. “Both.” Vanser briefly …
Chapter Thirty: The Solution to the Equation Titan: Birthright by D.X. Machina
Rixie and Pryvani had discussed options for some time. Pryvani had made some calls to allies in the Imperial Senate, and had her press secretary make her available as a potential guest on chat shows; she intended to give a full-throated defense of the Emperor and Empress, and drop a mention that it was highly …