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    Jhyoti: Planetside
    Jhyoti: Planetside
    Jhyoti: Planetside
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    Jhyoti: Planetside

    By Marcelle Dube

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    Specialist Jhyoti sen Chandar, exoanthropologist on the Alliance ship Solar Wind, thought she had left behind the harsh caste system of her home planet. Unfortunately, it followed her aboard in the person of Engineer Parma sen Harpar: young, hostile and with a secret that will endanger both women. When they end up stranded on a planet with its own dangerous secret, they must confront not only the crippling legacy of the past, but their own future in the Alliance. But first, they must survive.

    A short story by the author of Jhyoti: “…a rather traditional story… but very well done… quite satisfying.”—Rich Horton

    A short story by the author of Jhyoti and Station OSCX-9.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarcelle Dube
    Release dateApr 11, 2017
    ISBN9781987937077
    Jhyoti: Planetside
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    Marcelle Dube

    Marcelle Dubé writes mystery, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary and—occasionally—romance fiction. She grew up near Montreal and after trying out a number of different provinces (not to mention Belgium) she settled in the Yukon, where people outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and award-winning anthologies. Her novels include the Mendenhall Mystery series (a number of her short stories are also set in the world of Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams) and The A'lle Chronicles, as well as standalone fantasy and mystery titles. Her work is available in print and in electronic format. To find out more about Marcelle, visit her at www.marcellemdube.com.  

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      Jhyoti - Marcelle Dube

      JHYOTI: PLANETSIDE

      by

      Marcelle Dubé

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      Falcon Ridge Publishing

      Jhyoti: Planetside © 2012 by Marcelle Dubé

      Cover image © Angela Harburn/Shutterstock.com

      Cover design © 2017 by Marcelle Dubé and Falcon Ridge Publishing

      ISBN: 978-1-987937-07-7

      This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resem­blance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

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      JHYOTI: PLANETSIDE

      by

      Marcelle Dubé

      Jhyoti sen Chandar stepped down from the Beetle in time to see crewman Bergmann making his way through waist-high, blue-tinged bushes toward the shuttle. Above him, the milky white sky glared at her and she squinted.

      Her own uniform pants flapped in the warm wind as she took her first deep breath of Planet J231EC’s atmosphere. Strange smells: something sweet and peppery like the freesias her home planet of Kallista imported from Earth, yet pungent like Kallistan stinkweeds. Or maybe that was the smell of the vegetation the Beetle had charred for a ten-meter radius on landing.

      She removed her regulation gloves and tucked them in her belt, relieved to feel air on her hands again.

      Bergmann’s uniform flapped around his muscular legs as he emerged from the bushes. Behind him, the blue bushes covered the plateau. Here and there, a lone tree rose above the bushes like an antenna.

      You are in the way, said Parma peremptorily behind her.

      Jhyoti swallowed a retort and moved away from the short ramp, giving the mahti room to disembark. But Parma misjudged the angle of the ramp and stumbled.

      Jhyoti was closest. She reached out to steady the smaller woman, but Parma righted herself and moved out of range before Jhyoti could help.

      Do not touch me, bhoto, said Parma, her color high.

      Bergmann’s eyebrows rose. Hey, Kallista, he said to Parma, ever hear of ‘thank you’?

      Parma ignored him with regal dignity.

      Jhyoti smiled tightly. On Kallista, only bhoto know the words.

      Bergmann smiled with

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