Friday 2 November 2012

SFFSat - Nov 03


It's Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday time again.

SFFSat is a place where a bunch of us post snippets from our written works and also shoot the breeze a little. And before I get ahead of myself, thanks and appreciation as always to those who stop by and leave fantastic comments.
To Catch A Marlin
is available in Ebook & Paperback
from Amazon

To celebrate the release of To Catch A Marlin, yet another snippet.
To Catch A Marlin is a futuristic cat and mouse tale involving Special Inspector Pedroni and the vigilante Jax Marlin, who just happens to be a super sexy woman with ninja skills.

Today, we have Jax onboard the Beemer, a pirate space vessel, and having a discussion with her old friend Taris after a particularly hasty chase...It should be noted, that despite all her escapades and feats, she is quite discomforted with being in space.


Calm down, Jaxy. This ship’s old but she’s still got moves.” He did a waddling impression of a belly dancer gyrating, then grasped her roughly by the shoulders and gave her a reassuring squeeze. “We’ll just do a big loop and head back—don’t want to lose that nice ship you left us, now do we?” He clicked his tongue. “I just can’t understand what you have against space. What with all the things you get up to, this should be a walk in the park.”
“I like to see the ground.” Jax retorted testily; embarrassment made her grouchy. “Preferably with both feet on it.”

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22 comments:

  1. Fun little excerpt, even if the gyrating belly dancer imitation made me groan... ;-)

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  2. The belly-dancer made me grin broadly. Jax's response made me laugh. I like this sequence. So what's Jax' relationship with Taris?

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    1. Taris is a sort of 'uncle.' She's known him since childhood. Glad you enjoyed!

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  3. Love the humor and wryness of this. And as convenient as I can imagine space travel can make things, I totally get Jax's aversion. Great dialogue here.

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    1. Hee hee, thanks! Yep, space...isn't a great as it seems. Like air travel, what a marvel it used to be...now, not so much. :)

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  4. I thought you meant Beemer as in a BMW - I am such a doofus! I had a total visual on that belly dance lol! Thanks for that TK :D

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    1. HA! Of COURSE it's a BMW!! It's Taris' 'beemer' - his special space vessel, his 'baby'. And in his eyes, it's a BMW!! I'm glad you thought that, it's exactly what I wanted it to be. :)

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    2. Yay! I also think you should go for 'special vessel' for the rhyme - although it also sounds a bit phalic!

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  5. The image of Taris gyrating made me lol. :D

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    1. I bet it wasn't a pretty sight..he's quite portly, you know. :)

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  6. Quite amusing. I can see him belly dancing at the helm.

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  7. I love Taris. What are the odds of his getting a story of his own sometime? I really think that old pirate's got a tale or two worth the telling.

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    1. JC, you're putting ideas in my head now..... :D

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  8. Love to see a more vulnerable side of Jax.

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    1. Yes, she does - it all stems from her violent past and her besottedness with her copper :)

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  9. You really got across Taris' kindly nature in just a few sentences. I like him! He's funny and sweet. Does he have a dangerous side?

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  10. Yep. It's called cholesterol and gout.... :)

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  11. Can't argue her logic. That's exactly what my hubs says when faced with flying. :-P

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  12. Haha. Fun snippet. I love the interaction between her and Taris.

    Also, I'm totally picturing Taris as Phil the Satyr from Disney's Hercules. Just so you know. ;)

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