Gammalaw: Smoke on the Water
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"You'd be content with that?" Burning said.
Haven threw up her hands in an elaborate gesture. "What choice do I have? If Aquamarine provides a resolution to the Roke Conflict, it'll all be worthwhile. Besides, LAW has at least granted me a regiment of public safety-trained Peace Warrantors. All you'll be required to do is watch my back."
Burning and Ghost exchanged uncertain looks.
"We're not due to launch for a month," Haven went on in a rush. "Then there'll be several months of subjective travel, a year or two onworld, and the months of return travel… By the time we get back to Periapt, your hitch with LAW will be nearly over, and I promise to see to it that you're shipped back to Concordance immediately—if that's your wish."
Burning mulled it over for a long moment, then nodded. "I'll discuss the pros and cons with General Delecado. But I'll say now that he'll probably be inclined to accept your offer, as lam."
"And I," Ghost added.
Haven grinned, as did Lod. "I'm thrilled, Allgrave. Your support brings me that much closer to agreeing to LAW's terms."
"There's one thing, though," Burning interjected. "You'd also have to agree to be sworn in as an honorary colonel in the Exts."
Dextra smiled broadly. "The pleasure would be all mine."
End
About the Author
Brian was born to Charles and Myra Daley. He has an older brother, David, and younger sister, Myra. He graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School of Old Tappan, NJ, in 1965. He then joined the army and served a year-long tour of duty in Vietnam.
After the army, he attended Jersey City State College, majoring in media. During this time, he wrote his first novel, The Doomfarers of Coramonde. He went on to write the first Star Wars spin-off novels, The Han Solo Adventures. Han Solo at Stars' End, the first book of the trilogy, was a New York Times bestseller. Daley also adapted the original Star Wars film trilogy as a series of radio dramas for National Public Radio.
Daley also wrote under the pseudonym Jack McKinney with his good friend of 20 years, James Luceno. Together, they wrote over 20 Robotech novels and collaborated on the Black Hole Travel Agency series. Luceno is responsible for editing the 1,600-page manuscript of Daley's Gamma L.A.W. quartet, which was published posthumously. Daley and Luceno were also amongst a team of writers for the 1986 television cartoon series The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
Lucia St. Clair Robson, an author of historical fiction, was Daley's partner of 14 years.