Starfist - 08 - Kingdom's Fury by Dan Cragg

Author:Dan Cragg [Cragg, Dan]
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-07-02T10:24:01.334000+00:00

"So what does this prove?" Brigadier Sturgeon demanded when he was given the results concerning the items brought back from the raid. "We know the Skinks wear clothes, we've seen them. We already knew they have four fingers and opposable thumbs and that the big Skinks are a lot bigger than we are. We already know they eat food—they're animate, they have to."

"But, sir," Lieutenant Commander Fenischel, who gave the Grandar Bay's report, said in a pained voice,

"don't you find it meaningful that their packaging is centuries behind ours, or that they use primitive—" He searched for the term. "—sewing kits to repair their clothing, or primitive bandages to cover wounds?" Sturgeon snorted. "At their height, the ancient Meso-Americans were among the most technologically advanced people on Earth, but they never used the wheel or developed metalworking beyond gold ornaments. These creatures have weapons we haven't thought of, and a version of the Beam drive that makes ours look like an internal combustion engine. I need information that will help me keep my Marines alive and let them kill Skinks. What has engineering found out about that spare barrel that was brought back? That might help."

Fenischel looked crestfallen. "Engineering's still working on it, sir."

"When they find out something, I want to know immediately." Scientists! Sturgeon could barely contain his irritation. Knowing what the enemy ate for dinner wouldn't help him keep his Marines alive or save Kingdom from the invaders.

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