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    Disciples: Nel Bently Books, #0
    Disciples: Nel Bently Books, #0
    Disciples: Nel Bently Books, #0
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    Disciples: Nel Bently Books, #0

    By V. S. Holmes

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    ​Can Lin save their lives when she's forbidden to get involved?

    Lin wakes from cyrosleep orbiting Earth. Her brother has a mission for her: monitor their organization's newest investment, an archaeological site. It proves the existence not only of extraterrestrials, but their human students abducted from South America 13,000 years ago. Students that include Lin and thousands of others scattered among the stars.

    Then Lin's glorified babysitting turns into a web of conspiracies, violence, and complex cultural heritage. She must choose between her brother's orders and the lives of the archaeologists she put in danger.​​

     

    THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going

     

    Disciples is a short story set in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently universe and takes place simultaneously with the first book, Travelers. Originally published in Beamed Up, a sci-fi anthology from Amphibian Press.


    This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherV. S. Holmes
    Release dateMay 11, 2019
    ISBN9781949693898
    Disciples: Nel Bently Books, #0
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    V. S. Holmes

    V. S. Holmes is an international bestselling author. They created the REFORGED series and the NEL BENTLY BOOKS. Smoke and Rain, the first book in their fantasy quartet, won New Apple Literary's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award in 2015 and a Literary Titan Gold in 2020. In addition, they have published short fiction in several anthologies. When not writing, they work as a contract archaeologist throughout the northeastern U.S. They live in a Tiny House with their spouse, a fellow archaeologist, their not-so-tiny dog, and own too many books for such a small abode. As a disabled and queer human, they work as an advocate and educator for representation in SFF worlds.

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      Disciples - V. S. Holmes

      Praise for the Stars Edge: Nel Bently Books

      Heretics

      The fun fourth space opera in Holmes’s Stars Edge series (after Strangers) takes rough-edged heroine Nel Bently back to Earth in search of the source of a deadly audio signal....Though the action is a bit slow to start, once it revs up it’s delightful. Holmes blends archaeology and science fiction into a unique romp that’s sure to be a hit...

      - Publishers Weekly, starred review

      Strangers

      The Stars Edge series presents the rollicking queer tale of a choleric protagonist who’s hard to like. What on Earth—and off it—is going to happen next? ... you won’t be able to resist looking for the last of the series, so have the next book ready. Against the odds with such a curmudgeonly lead, author V S Holmes hooks in readers with a masterly hand at Strangers."

      - Aurealis Magazine

      Drifters

      A memorable, thrilling, and heart-pounding read, author V.S. Holmes’s Drifters is a must-read sci-fi adventure. The exploration of Nel’s character and how she deals with the pressures set before her make for an interesting character study, while the twists and turns lead readers to an exciting finale that sets up the next adventure in the series. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy of this explosive sequel today!

      - Anthony Avina

      Travelers

      The whole concept this story is based on and built around is fascinating, the way V.S. Holmes has written the characters and plot is brilliant... a suspenseful read with lots of surprises, a touch of romance, and a whole lot of promise...

      - Serena Yates of Rainbow Book Reviews

      Other Books By

      V. S. Holmes

      NEL BENTLY BOOKS

      Travelers

      Drifters

      Strangers

      Heretics

      Fugitives

      Emissaries*

      BLOOD OF TITANS WORLD

      Smoke and Rain

      Lightning and Flames

      Madness and Gods

      Blood and Mercy

      SHORT FICTION

      Nowhere Fast (We Came to Dance)

      Starfall (Vitality Magazine)

      The Tempest (Out of the Darkness)

      Disciples (Beamed Up)

      Familiar Waters (Love and Bubbles)

      Mere Primordium (poem, Mystic Blue Review)

      *Forthcoming

      This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

      DISCIPLES

      Copyright © 2018 by Sara Voorhis

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher at the address below.

      Amphibian Press

      www.amphibianpress.online

      www.vsholmes.com

      ISBN : 978-0-9961330-7-4

      To the idealists and dreamers

      This series combines archaeology with science fiction. Doing so is a hazardous road, particularly with the advent of television like Ancient Aliens and the fourth Indiana Jones film.

      This book is a work of fiction, and something to be enjoyed as entertainment. I wholeheartedly believe we are far from alone in the universe. That being said, I am an archaeologist by trade and I know humans are ingenious and resourceful enough to build pyramids and other architectural wonders all on their own.

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      Cryosleep was a temporary death. The lights were dim, a twilight between waking and sleep. Lin blinked and rolled her shoulders, stretched her neck, curled her toes.  Viscous stasis fluid drained silently, leaving goosebumps across her beige skin. Nausea shuddered through her. She ignored it. Instead she drifted in the peace of momentary amnesia. The hiss of heated air punctured the stillness. She flexed her fingers and tapped the smooth metal embedded in the flesh of her wrist. Commence waking sequence in five…. She counted the seconds down silently.

      Good morning, Opsir Nalawangsa. The low voice was male, and just shy of truly human. The lights rose, gradual and faintly yellow.

      Good morning, Phil. Where are we? She pushed out of her tank, rising in the zero G of her cryo tube. The lights were fully bright now.

      We’re in orbit, 437 km from the surface of the planet Earth. There was a pause, and she almost thought the ship’s voice held a smile. Welcome home.

      She snorted. My genes may come from that ball of dirt, Phil, but I certainly don’t. The air rolled over her skin, drying as it went. A click and pop echoed from beside the closed door of the cryo tube. She grabbed the vial from the ship’s delivery system and held it up.

      NALAWANGSA, LIN

      IMMUNIZATION LEVEL 2

      STABILIZERS

      PROTEIN

      CARBOHYDRATES

      ELECTROLYTES

      VITAMINS A, D, B, C

      SALINE

      She groaned. What does a woman have to do to get proper grilled fish with her breakfast in bed?

      When you cure cryo-sick I will personally deliver you a plate of fresh milkfish in bed upon waking.

      She rolled her eyes and snapped the vial into the port in her arm. A moment passed then her nausea subsided. Aching in her head ebbed. How was the trip?

      Uneventful. You are wanted in Trajectory. Phil’s tone often trod the line between a butler’s deference and a captain’s rebuke.

      Dar?

      Yes. It appears Komodor Muda Nalawangsa has requested you personally. Shall I tell him you’re on your way? Probably just to rub in his new rank of Komodor Muda and the fact he’s now senior enough to just ‘request’ me. Thanks, Phil. I’ll see you there. She unwrapped the plastic from her uniform and slid it on. After seven years of drifting naked in a vat of saline, the stiff electro-fiber felt cumbersome. She flexed her hand, aligning the contacts inside with the conduits tattooed on her skin. A hum. A rush of energy not-quite-her-own. Paired. The word wasn’t spoken, not heard in the traditional sense, nor was it a thought. It least,

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