Jack Be Nimble
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In the middle of a galactic war, on a ship with a broken FTL-drive, singer spy Jack Jones is challenged to a duel. Can he defeat his opponent in hand-to-hand combat and fix The Shakespeare's drive before it's too late?
Lesley L. Smith
All right, I confess! I love physics. I blame my misspent youth reading science fiction by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Not surprisingly, I also love science fiction. I grew up in Missouri, in a family of overeducated overachievers. Following in their footsteps, I've earned far too many degrees including an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Hmm? I may have a split personality. The evidence shows I've authored or co-authored many scientific articles, and am a longtime member of the American Physical Society. I'm also a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine http://www.electricspec.com and a longtime member of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Both sides of my personality live in Boulder, Colorado where I do physics by day and science fiction by night. Please visit me on the web at http://www.lesleylsmith.com.
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Jack Be Nimble - Lesley L. Smith
JACK BE NIMBLE
Books by Lesley L. Smith
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The Quantum Cop Series:
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The Space Operetta Series
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Book 2: A Jack In The Dark
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Jack Be Nimble
By Lesley L. Smith
Quarky Media
Boulder Colorado
Jack Be Nimble
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Jack Be Nimble © 2019 Lesley L. Smith
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Jack Be Nimble
Commander Bello, the Chief Engineer, said, It looks like the FTL drive is working now!
On our awesome Terran spaceship, The Shakespeare, the FTL drive had broken--potentially stranding us in outer space. Not a good thing.
I, Jack Jones, singer and spy extraordinaire, had just fixed it! A good thing. Woo, me!
Sitting on the floor near the drive, I sat back and waited for the accolades. I was the newest member of the crew, and I might have been just the slightest bit insecure--not that I would ever admit it.
Of course, all the crewmembers in Engineering cheered. Yay!
Woohoo!
All right!
My three sentient-cloud alien friends sparkled. They were shapeshifters, but their favorite shape was a cloud. And I knew sparkling meant they were happy.
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