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As events spiral into danger Arnie realizes a hidden enemy is conspiring to murder him and his cargo before they can succeed.
Will Arnie survive to become the hero he always dreamed of being or will he fail and die.
Russ Crossley
International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com. He loves to hear from readers
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Lexicon - Russ Crossley
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Lexicon
Russ Crossley
Published by 53rd Street Publishing
Copyright 2014 Russ Crossley
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This is a work of fiction from the imagination of the author. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
Cover art: © Angela Harburn - Fotolia.com
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Cover design by R. Edgewood
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E-Book ISBN: 978-3-95830-638-7
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Lexicon
Arnie Halstron’s moist hands hovered over the control rods attached to the panel in front of him praying he'd be able to gain control of the flyer. Once the autopilot disengaged allowing him hands-on control he was the guy in charge no one else. Landing would be his sole responsibility. It was what he trained for.
Planet fall was his favorite part of any mission; he knew he could fly better than any computer ever built. He was more than the scientist delivery boy, any pizza driver could do that, he was a pilot and a damn good one.
The planet below was a beauty. As was the usual practice with uninhabited planets this one was given the name of an Earth city, in this case Lexicon. Arnie hadn’t seen one like this one before even though he’d visited hundreds of worlds, both with and without resident populations. This one’s equatorial belt contained three large, green continents across which, if the reports were