Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 2 by Paul Preuss & Arthur C. Clarke

Author:Paul Preuss & Arthur C. Clarke
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction - High Tech, Fiction - Science Fiction, Magic, High Tech, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Juvenile Fiction, Space Opera, Interplanetary voyages, General, Fantasy, Science Fiction - General, Adventure, Life on other planets, Fiction, Science Fiction, Memory disorders, American Science Fiction And Fantasy
ISBN: 9780671038991
Publisher: ipicturebooks
Published: 2010-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

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The big tractor sped along beside the linear launcher, toward the distant radiotelescopes.

“Quite a performance you just put on,” Gress muttered. “Watch you don’t overdo it.”

Katrina yawned noisily, ostentatiously ignoring him. “Asleep for a whole day! I’m so full of energy.”

“Did you really want to invite me to this party of yours?” Piet Gress asked.

“Don’t be silly. You had your chance with me. More than once.”

“I don’t know whether to pity the poor man or envy him.”

“If you had any imagination, Piet, you would envy him. But we’ve already established that you don’t know what you’re missing. He’s rather cute, don’t you think?”

Gress grunted gloomily and concentrated on his driving. After a while he asked, “Are you going to keep me in suspense forever?”

“Very well–since you are so impatient.” Her tone became more serious. “The news is not exactly ideal.”

“What sector?”

“As we suspected, the one we are scheduled to search next,” she said. “Crux.”

He drove silently for a moment. “You seem quite cheerful about it,” he burst out bitterly. “Do you really care for the real purpose of this operation? Or is your interest really purely astrophysical, as you keep telling everyone who will listen?”

Katrina said gently, “I care, Piet. Doesn’t it excite you to know we are that much closer to our goal? All of us?”

“Crux, then.” His voice was filled with cool weariness. “I cannot say I was unprepared.”

“Of course you are prepared. Don’t worry, all will be well.”

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