Sunday, February 10, 2013

Book Excerpt for the Day


    “Pandora’s box.”  Ross drew a hand across his forehead, smearing sweat and fine sand into a brand.

    Ashe nodded.  “Maybe we run that risk, loosing all the devils of the aliens.  But what if the Reds open the box first on one of their settlement worlds?”

    There it was again, the old thorn which prodded them into risks and recklessness.  Danger ahead on both paths.  Don’t risk trying to learn galactic secrets, but don’t risk your enemy’s learning them either.

    (from Key Out Of Time by Andre (Alice) Norton)

    7½*/10.  The complete review is here.
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