Playing God
Chapter One
Arron Hagopian stared down into the lumps of shadows that daylight
would change into the chvintz Rvi, the Defenders' quarter of the
city. It was a clear morning. The late stars still shone over the
balcony. Their light glinted on his helmet. Dawn was just a thin,
white line on the horizon. This Earth was a little bigger than the
Earth he'd come from, so its days were a little longer. Even after
ten years, he still got up outrageously early.
The voices and clatter of predawn traffic filled the warm morning
breeze. Getesaph called back and forth to each other, raucous,
belligerent, and sometimes mind-bogglingly rude, but peaceful in a
very city sort of way.
Should be inside. That data'll be done cooking by now. I need a
transmission in the pipe. No sense giving the funding panel extra
ammunition.
He didn't move. He gripped the balcony rail with his gloved hands
and leaned over it, determined to s ... read full excerpt from Playing God ebook
