Tigers of Heaven by James Axler

Author:James Axler [Axler, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military, General, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373638291
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2001-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

since the death of the baron there. The dictatorship will continue as it has for the past ninety years— small ruling a majority wielding the power of life and death over the enslaved majority.

Does it make any difference if the tyrants are old humans or new humans?"

Gently, carefully, Kane disengaged his thumb from the clasp of the infant. Its heavy lids closed over its glazed eyes. Kane faced Quavell, straightening his spine with effort. "So what are you—an underground revolutionary movement here in the underground? What the predarkers called a fifth column?"

She shook her head. "We're not numerous or well-armed enough to meet that criteria.

Obviously, many of my kind here support Baron Cobalt, probably as many as your kind does."

"How many is that exactly?"

"Fifty-one consisting of thirty-eight men, nine hybrid males and fourteen females." She waved a hand in the general direction of the commissary. "You have already met the resistance movement."

Kane grimaced in exasperation. "You're barely a gang, Quavell."

"Quite true," she retorted, unperturbed. "However, this installation is far too vast to be adequately guarded by our opposition. And we have an advantage they do not—we know a large, well-equipped assault force is on route to displace Baron Cobalt."

"How do you know that?"

"Allies of ours have infiltrated the baronies of Sharpeville and Snakefish. They apprised us of the joint mission by an encrypted telemetric signal."

Although Kane was a little dubious, he wasn't disbelieving. After all, Ambika, the self-styled Lioness of the Isles, had told him she had spies placed in Cobaltville. He couldn't help it. He laughed.

Quavell cocked her head at him quizzically in a manner that reminded him of Balam.

"Something amuses you?"

"I always wondered if there were agents provocateur in the villes, secretly working against the barons, even if for their own ends. I never figured they'd be working with hybrids."

"There is probably much you never figured." Her tone was chiding.

Kane didn't dispute her. Taking a deep breath and then releasing it, he said, "So when the assault force arrives, you'll help them penetrate this place."

"That's the plan, yes. If nothing else, hi the confusion, we will be able to access the organic materials in storage and begin the treatments to reverse the deterioration of the children."

Kane narrowed his eyes. "What about you? Won't you need the same treatments?"

Quavell gestured to the plastic cube-cribs. "They are hi far more need than the adults here.'' She added, "I suppose the concept of self-sacrifice is something else you never figured about us."

"That's true," he replied earnestly. "I presume you have some idea where they'll make the attempt."

"We'll give them the idea of the most efficacious area of egress."

"Good. We'll need weapons. And I'll need my armor."

"We already have it, as well as all the weapons you and Domi brought with you."

"It's not much, but it might be enough to open a back door." He strode purposefully toward the door.

"I'll need a layout of the zone you plan to open up."

This time Quavell followed him down the narrow hallway. Before they reached

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