“But—why us? The Terrestrials—what have we to do with—”

Janazik’s yellow eyes blazed at him. “You aren’t stupid, blood-brother. Think!”

After a moment Anse nodded bleakly. “The Star Ship—”

“Of course! Volakech has seized the rocket boat. No Terrestrial in his right mind would show him how to use it, so he had to capture someone who understood its operation and force them to take him out to the Star Ship."

Prefer a physical book?  Regrettably, this mini e-book is only one short story, therefore too byte-sized to exist in book form in the physical realm. Even our trusted partner Ingram cannot make books under 18 pages in these dark times of no magic. We’re bummed about it too.