EXCERPT FROM
EXCERPT FROMFROMThe Starchild Compact
The Starchild CompactThe Starchild CompactThe Starchild Saga Vol 3
The Starchild Saga Vol 3The Starchild Saga Vol 3by
Robert G. Williscroft
Chapter one
Chapter one
Figure 1—Cassini II on extended tether
Figure 1—Cassini II on extended tetherCASSINI II IN THE ASTEROID BELT
CASSINI II IN THE ASTEROID BELTCASSINI IISaeed Esmail prostrated himself toward Earth, nearly 400 million kilometers back in the direction of the Sun. He felt his stomach heave, and vomited blood on his prayer mat, and wondered aloud why Allah had abandoned him. At that moment, he was hit with massive weight, several gees at least, and a twisting, wrenching, totally disorienting surge that made no mental or physical sense. In his weakened state, all Saeed could d
