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Bruce Landay's avatar

Nicely done! The last gasp of life while trying to be a hero. Well done sir!

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James Kenwood's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Blace Alcock's avatar

Wonderful stuff. This was poignant and beautifully written!

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James Kenwood's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it. There are three more shorts from this same universe, although I suspect you have already seen/read some of them before:

An Altar of Vengeance

Balls to the Wall

Accidental Nightmares

If you haven’t checked them out yet, have a look at my bibliography here to catch a glimpse into the rest of the Xin War.

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The Black Knight's avatar

That's the good stuff!

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James Kenwood's avatar

It was such a poignant scene when I watched the contrails outside our house, that I just had to write it when I got inside. I could almost feel the pilot fighting the controls all the way up, even when everything went to hell around him.

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The Black Knight's avatar

It is indeed quite gripping! I once wrote a short about a pilot who escapes with his cargo ship, saving the children of one Terran colony.

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James Kenwood's avatar

Similar vibes, yes!

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