Brian Daley Coramonde 01 The Doomfarers of Coramonde (v4.2)

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It ll take a thousand reforms to satisfy them; I m not sure it can be done.
I rode through Kee-Amaine today. The people looked content, prosperous. And
the refugees are moving back to their homes.
Oh, yes! Many of my . . . former nonsupporters have goodly amounts of money
and influence. They ve been persuaded to commit both on a long-term,
no-interest basis to reconstruction and improvement projects. Much of their
savings went, too, but I ve left them their working capital, and their heads.
Gad, tough-and-direct, eh? Just don t kill the goose who lays the eggs.
Most assuredly. There was a silence then, and different events echoed in
each man s mind. Springbuck built himself up for a question of his own.
What of you, Gil? Will you stay or will you go? You re plainly restive, but
I don t know what you want.
Gil got up and went to the balcony and looked out at Coramonde, its exotic
sounds coming up on the light breeze and drenching sunlight. At his side hung
the sword of Dunstan the Berserker, to which he somehow felt attached.
He watched Springbuck s stag s head banner flutter and crack high over
Earthfast, under the snarling crimson tiger of Coramonde. After a time he
said, I ve been talking to Andre and Hightower. I ve made up my mind to try
to find Dunstan. And kill Yardiff Bey. Andre gave me a lead.
If that is what you wish, Springbuck said quietly. Do you know how
unlikely it is?
Maybe, maybe not. I ve just got this gut feeling that Dunstan s alive. He
slammed his fist on the balcony s railing. What do you want of me? Should I
sit around forever and mourn her? You can t do that; I learned that with the
first friend I lost in combat. Dunstan I might be able to help, but Duskwind I
can t.
We all mourn her, Gil. Go, find Dunstan if you can. You can have men, money,
anything you ll need of Coramonde.
Gil MacDonald, ex-sergeant late of the 32d Cavalry, Doomfarer, nodded to
himself. His mind was already working on the practical details of the
endeavor. He hoisted his stein to the wide world.
Adventure!
End
About the Author
Brian was born to Charles and Myra Daley. He has an older brother, David, and
younger sister, Myra. He graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School
of Old Tappan, NJ, in 1965. He then joined the army and served a year-long
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tour of duty in Vietnam.
After the army, he attended Jersey City State College, majoring in media.
During this time, he wrote his first novel, The Doomfarers of Coramonde. He
went on to write the first Star Wars spin-off novels, The Han Solo Adventures.
Han Solo at Stars' End, the first book of the trilogy, was a New York Times
bestseller. Daley also adapted the original Star Wars film trilogy as a series
of radio dramas for National Public Radio.
Daley also wrote under the pseudonym Jack McKinney with his good friend of 20
years, James Luceno. Together, they wrote over 20 Robotech novels and
collaborated on the Black Hole Travel Agency series. Luceno is responsible for
editing the 1,600-page manuscript of Daley's Gamma L.A.W. quartet, which was
published posthumously. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers
for the 1986 television cartoon series The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
Lucia St. Clair Robson, an author of historical fiction, was Daley's partner
of 14 years.
Table of Contents
Part I
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
PART II
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
PART III
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
PART IV
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
About the Author
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