My bad!Captain T'Ser with Pava Lar'ragos as her XO? Egad!
If my jaw keeps hitting the floor, I'm sending you the bill for my dental work.
Perhaps not, but he'd never tell her that.
And sometimes when he doesn't have to be...
UT: TFV - Operation Vanguard
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Holy Sh**!
Ok, I didn't buy the idea that you'd end this particular tale on a high note of love and goodwill, especially since I didn't recognize the Starfleet ship or the alien race for that matter. But boy oh boy did I not expect this.
Surprise enough that the devious Baron is behind this unwarranted attack, seemingly just one more ploy in his plan to uterly destroy Sandhurst, but the revelation that his ally is the believed to be dead Ramirez is the real shocker here.
Is she a clone, a cyborg, a shapeshifter or could it really be the original, somehow resurrected, turned and corrupted by the Baron for his devilish purposes of hurting Sandhurst?
What a twist. Naturally, a long delay for the next installment cannot be tolerated.
Ok, I didn't buy the idea that you'd end this particular tale on a high note of love and goodwill, especially since I didn't recognize the Starfleet ship or the alien race for that matter. But boy oh boy did I not expect this.
Surprise enough that the devious Baron is behind this unwarranted attack, seemingly just one more ploy in his plan to uterly destroy Sandhurst, but the revelation that his ally is the believed to be dead Ramirez is the real shocker here.
Is she a clone, a cyborg, a shapeshifter or could it really be the original, somehow resurrected, turned and corrupted by the Baron for his devilish purposes of hurting Sandhurst?
What a twist. Naturally, a long delay for the next installment cannot be tolerated.
Um.
What the hell just happened?
I Did NOT see that coming. The Baron played that beautifully, as much as it pains me to say it. And the late Liana Ramirez is back?!?
Things just got WAAAAY more complicated.
What the hell just happened?
I Did NOT see that coming. The Baron played that beautifully, as much as it pains me to say it. And the late Liana Ramirez is back?!?
Things just got WAAAAY more complicated.
Was it ever merely complicated?Things just got WAAAAY more complicated.
I agree with the sentiment though. Donald is going to be in sore need to help, thankfully he has Pava on hand.
This is probably a silly question, but who/what is The Baron? If a nutshell answer can be given, that would be appreciated, as well as where I can read more about him.
And damn, sir, you can write!
And damn, sir, you can write!
Much obliged, kind sir!
In a nutshell, the Baron is the closest thing Sandhurst has to a nemesis, a time-traveling interdimensional bad guy.
He first appeared in my second Gibraltar novel, Geometries of Chance: http://www.adastrafanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=146
Thanks brah! I'll tuck into that story as I have occasion.
Oh My God! I just got caught up. Have much more to say about much I've read, but what I had to say immediately was ... OH! MY! GOD! The Baron Resurrecting Liana Ramirez? I literally gasped audibly.
That is pure evil. And pure genius. I LOVE it!
Or, as Blip said:
I literally gasped audibly. That is pure evil. And pure genius. I LOVE it!
Or, as Blip said:
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It just dawned on me - this is the end of part 1.
It's a CLIFF-HANGER!!!
DOH!!!
It's a CLIFF-HANGER!!!
DOH!!!
Wow, I didn't see that coming. I did wonder who would name a Federation ship Masada given the rather sombre meaning the place has. But I truly believed them to be Starfleet. I also thought that the meeting was going along a bit too smoothly and I thought that something like the computer virus (unintentional, of course) or a fatal cultural misunderstanding would happen but I certainly didn't expect the Baron to be behind this. Also, where did Ramirez come from?
Holy water cannot help you now
A thousand armies couldn't keep me out
I don't want your money
I don't want your crown
See I've come to burn your kingdom down
Holy water cannot help you now
See I've come to burn your kingdom down
And no rivers and no lakes can put the fire out
I'm gonna raise the stakes, I'm gonna smoke you out
Seven devils all around you
Seven devils in your house
See I was dead when I woke up this morning
And I'll be dead before the day is done
Before the day is done
- Seven Devils, Florence and the Machine
*****
*****
A thousand armies couldn't keep me out
I don't want your money
I don't want your crown
See I've come to burn your kingdom down
Holy water cannot help you now
See I've come to burn your kingdom down
And no rivers and no lakes can put the fire out
I'm gonna raise the stakes, I'm gonna smoke you out
Seven devils all around you
Seven devils in your house
See I was dead when I woke up this morning
And I'll be dead before the day is done
Before the day is done
- Seven Devils, Florence and the Machine
*****
It has been said that vengeance is a dish best served cold
There is no one colder than the dead
-=Coming in August, Part II of the Task Force Vanguard series=-
Scorched Earths
There is no one colder than the dead
-=Coming in August, Part II of the Task Force Vanguard series=-
Scorched Earths
*****
You're a Trek-tease, that's what you are. 
Many, many thanks to the incredible Mike Garcia for the phenomenal cover for this book!
The Luna-class render used in this cover was designed by Sixth Fleet RPG (http://www.sixth-fleet.com). The Task Force Vanguiard logo was designed by CeJay. The lettering and layout is all Mike Garcia.
The Luna-class render used in this cover was designed by Sixth Fleet RPG (http://www.sixth-fleet.com). The Task Force Vanguiard logo was designed by CeJay. The lettering and layout is all Mike Garcia.
Very nice! 
