Then why do they act like they hate us? David’s father said with something like triumph. Because that’s what fear looks like when it needs someplace to go.
The damage to her body, the wear and the weariness, were all products of conscious, determined choices made by a girl she hadn’t been in decades. She carried the weight of those decisions like a sack...
The abyss above him shone with unflickering stars. One of the dots of light was Earth. He didn’t know which one.
Since this used to be a Martian ship, I thought maybe you’d have reloads that would fit our racks. Sure, Captain Tseng said without a moment’s hesitation. I’ll have the destroyer Sally Ride pull along...
She was not a political creature. She felt that politics was the second most evil thing humanity had ever invented, just after lutefisk. There
Platinum, iron, and titanium from the Belt. Water from Saturn, vegetables and beef from the big mirror-fed greenhouses on Ganymede and Europa, organics from Earth and Mars. Power cells from Io, Helium...
People used to think gold was worth fightin’ over, and that shit gets made by every supernova, which means pretty much every planet around a G2 star will have some. Stars burn through lithium as fast...
One more chance to try being the person that the situation called for instead of just herself.
Nothing like a little shared racism to build ties with the boss.
Mr. Dowd, Miller said. What I am about to do to you is literally the only bright spot in my day. If you could see your way clear to resisting arrest, I’d really appreciate it. Harry?
Liev Andropoulous! the boy shouted. You are under arrest for racketeering, slavery, and murder! You are not required to participate in questioning without the presence of an attorney or union represen...
Later, Amos said, when you’re wishing we had this stuff, I am going to be merciless in my mockery. And then we’ll die. Holden
Last man standing, Amos replied with another grin. It's in my job description.
It’s all fun and games till someone shoots back, Holden thought.
I want this war over with, and a real peace established. The kind where people can be angry with each other and hate each other and no one has to die over it. That’d be enough.
I know it's none of my business, but I really wouldn't let her put you off. So you don't understand sex and love and women. Just means you were born with a cock. And this girl? Naomi? She seems like s...
I don’t know, he said. But I’ve known Timmy since forever, yeah? He doesn’t do anything unless there’s a reason. Well, Burton replied, pulling the word out to two syllables. If it’s since forever, I g...
I didn’t switch sides. I stopped playing.
Holden considered ordering her to button up her helmet, then shrugged. She was old enough to decide for herself the relative risks and rewards of eating during a battle.
Eighteen months before, there hadn’t been sides. The inner planets had all been one big, happy, slightly dysfunctional family. Then Eros, and now the two superpowers were dividing up the solar system...