Amtrak Wars 01 - Cloud Warrior by Patrick Tilley

Author:Patrick Tilley [Tilley, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fiction, General, War & Military, Men's Adventure
ISBN: 9780026185103
Google: 3tX1Js_I2C4C
Amazon: 0671559729
Publisher: Baen
Published: 1984-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Steve heard the tail-end ofGus’s imprecations followed by the news of his jammed gun and the location of the Mute crossbowman. The vital details entered his ear while he was flying in precisely the opposite direction. Twisting round in his seat, Steve spotted Cadillac on the ground behind him.

He threw the Skyhawk into a steep right-hand turn. The last targets he had fired at had been to port so his rifle, hanging on its overhead mount was on the left side of the cockpit. He reached over and grasped the pistol grip to bring the mount and the rifle across and into his shoulder. The manoeuvre was only half-completed as he banked round towards his target.

In the vital second before Cadillac came into Steve’s sights, Cadillac fired his crossbow. The bolt shot skywards with terrifying speed, punched through the upper part of $teve’s raised right arm and pinned it to his flying helmet.

Entering the helmet at a steep angle above the ear, the bolt gouged through Steve’s scalp, striking his skull a grazing blow and came to rest with the barbed point poking out through the crown. Stunned by the force of the blow, Steve fought to retain consciousness. The world began to spin; became a blur as he lost control …

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