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Название книги: Sun of Suns
Автор(ы): Karl Schroeder
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Sun-of-Suns-193499.html
CHAPTER ONE
HAYDEN GRIFFIN WAS plucking a fish when the gravity bell rang. The dull clang penetrated even the thick wooden walls of the corporation inn; it was designed to be heard all over town. Hayden paused, frowned, and experimentally let go of the fish. Four tumbling feathers flashed like candle flames in an errant beam of sunlight shooting between the floorboards. The fish landed three feet to his left. Hayden watched the feathers dip in a slow arc to settle next to it. "A bit early for a spin-up, ain't it?" said Hayden. Miles grunted distractedly. The former soldier, now corporation cook, was busily pouring sauce over a steaming turkey that he'd just rescued from the oven's minor inferno. His bald skull shone in the firelight. "They might need me all the same," continued Hayden. "I better go see."Miles glanced up. "Your ma left you here," he said. "You been bad again. Pick up the fish."Hayden leaned back against the table, crossing his arms. He was trying to come up with a reply that didn't sound lik
Название книги: Sun of Suns
Автор(ы): Karl Schroeder
Жанр: Научная Фантастика
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Sun-of-Suns-193499.html
CHAPTER ONE
HAYDEN GRIFFIN WAS plucking a fish when the gravity bell rang. The dull clang penetrated even the thick wooden walls of the corporation inn; it was designed to be heard all over town. Hayden paused, frowned, and experimentally let go of the fish. Four tumbling feathers flashed like candle flames in an errant beam of sunlight shooting between the floorboards. The fish landed three feet to his left. Hayden watched the feathers dip in a slow arc to settle next to it. "A bit early for a spin-up, ain't it?" said Hayden. Miles grunted distractedly. The former soldier, now corporation cook, was busily pouring sauce over a steaming turkey that he'd just rescued from the oven's minor inferno. His bald skull shone in the firelight. "They might need me all the same," continued Hayden. "I better go see."Miles glanced up. "Your ma left you here," he said. "You been bad again. Pick up the fish."Hayden leaned back against the table, crossing his arms. He was trying to come up with a reply that didn't sound lik
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