“If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.” –Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe “Mr. Secretary! We just received this! Code magenta traffic warning about the Sol System, sir.” “Criminy, Auren, don’t you …
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Chapter Six Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.” —Friedrich Nietzsche Two weeks before Election Day, and Tannhauser West was as close as it could get. The Kokinae Report had moved the race from “Leans Incumbent” to “Toss-Up,” and polls all put Armac and Zapat …
Chapter Five Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.” —Ambassador Madeleine M. Kunin The house was full-to-overflowing with guests, and Loona moved between them fluidly, like she’d been doing this her whole life. “So nice of you to come, Judicator. …
Chapter Four Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.” —Sen. Adalai E. Stevenson, D-Ill. “’Of course Titans are bigots.’ That’s what Loona Armac’s friend believes. Does she believe it too?” “That’s not what I meant!” Nonah yelled at the vidscreen. “She damn well knows it!” …
Chapter Three Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.” —Michael Kinsley Loona had to admit, she’d feared that her entrance into the race would spook Zapat, that he’d hold off on switching caucuses now that a challenger had arisen. But the legislature had come back into session, and Zapat had been handed the chair …
Chapter Two Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.” —Aung San Suu Kyi “So how did you like Mikel?” “Ugh. Don’t start with this again, Pryvani,” Loona said. It had been a week since Pryvani had floated the idea of her running, and while Loona had to admit, she was toying …
Chapter One Titan: Campaign by D.X. Machina
“Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.” —Sir Winston Churchill Loona walked through the door, leaned up against the wall, and sighed. Thirteen years, it had been, since she helped Niall Freeman win his job at Tannhauser. Thirteen years since she helped save Darren. And in many ways, those thirteen years had …
Chapter Forty-Four: The Fate of Darren Titan: Exile by Dann
“I’m not a smart man, least ah never really considered m’self one. Sure ‘m not dumb, but ah’ ain’t no Einstein.” Darren sat in the long grass before the landscape of a woman laying on her stomach with her arms folded neatly. Pryvani’s head sat atop her folded arms as she listened to Darren intently. …
Chapter Forty-Two: The Winds of Change Titan: Exile by Dann
“Loona’s working on it, there is really nothing else we can do but wait.” Niall sat at his desk with his eyes downcast at his portable data pad. “I just feel so…I mean there has to be more we can…it just seems like we are doing nothing.” Naskia’s mood was sour and ripe with remorse, …
Chapter Forty-One: An Unsteady Alliance Titan: Exile by Dann
“All I’m saying is it happens to be a much larger burden on the tax-paying citizen than its worth!” A figure on the vid screen spoke with passion to a well-dressed Dunnermac who sat across from him at a desk set before a decorative backdrop. “The numbers are available; the House committee has made no …