Awakening - Part 8
With thanks as always to Arthue "Aethan" French, whose cabin-boy/space pirates story, "A Treasure, Freely Given" inspired my own tale. Characters and settings based upon his original work appear here by his kind permission. **Interlude, Sky Range Dark...
Awakening, Part 4
As ever, I want to begin with my gratitude to Andrew "Aethan" French who has allowed me to spin my tale on the foundation he laid in his own story, "A Treasure Freely Given." My interpretation of his protagonist, Halliday Dasker, is my own, but he...
Awakening, Part 3
Author's Note - This story began as a sequel to a story by another author, "Treasure Freely Given", by Arthur "Aethan" French, which I had read and enjoyed but did not have on hand when I began writing. Therefore, my captain, cruiser and crew are...
Awakening, Part 2
**Awakening, Part 2** by Toni Daring Author's Note - This is the continuation of a sequel to a story that isn't mine, and it uses characters and situations that I did not create. Halliday Dasker, the world of Halivarr, and the Havilarri people are...
Awakening - Part 10
Awakening, Part 10 With thanks as always to Arthur "Aethan" French whose story, "A Treasure, Freely Given" inspired my own - originally a continuation of his. As I was writing from memory, without a copy of his work to refer back to, my captain,...
Awakening - Part 6
Author's note: This chapter immediately follows the previous one, and presupposes familiarity with the story arc begun there. Readers are cautioned that extreme situations are mentioned, in passing, although not anything in which my characters actively...
Awakening, Part 1
Author's Note - This is a sequel to a story that isn't mine, and it uses characters and situations that I did not create. Halliday Dasker, the world of Halivar, and the Havilari people are the creation of Andrew "Aethan" French, author of a story,...
Awakening - Part 9
Awakening, Part 9 With thanks to Arthur "Aethan" French, who invented Captain Fang, Haliday Dasker and planet Halivar in his charming cabin-boy/space-pirate story, "A Treasure, Freely Given." My captain, corsairs, and cadet came out a bit differently,...
Awakening - Part 7
Author's note: This chapter continues the story arc begun in Part 5, resuming immediately after Part 6. As always, with thanks to Arthur "Aethan" French. Halivarr and its enticing natives first appeared in his charming cabin boy/space...
Awakening - Part 5
[With thanks as always to Arthur "Aethan" French for his kind permission to adapt characters and situations originally appearing in his naughty pirate/cabin-boy story, "[A Treasure, Freely...