Zero Recall (77 page)
Authors: Sara King
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In case you hadn’t guessed, this
is the second book in a (very) large, sprawling sci-fi world. More ZERO
stories are coming out very soon, if they haven’t already, and I will very
likely write more novels in this world, simply because I’ve been told to.
Repeatedly. By people with that crazed, hungry look in their eyes.
(Shudder.) While I’m working on them, be sure to check out these great books,
short stories, and additional ZERO materials on Amazon:
The Legend of ZERO: Forging
Zero
. The story of how Joe Dobbs is captured from a devastated Earth and
inducted into the Human Ground Force and trained to be a soldier for the alien
army.
The Legend of ZERO: Zero
Recall
. (The one you just read. It’s a play on Forgotten.) 53 turns
after Forging ZERO, Joe Dobbs is recalled to fight a war the likes of which
Congress has never seen.
The Legend of ZERO: Zero’s Return
.
20 turns after Zero faces off Forgotten in Zero Recall, he returns to Earth to
fight a new kind of war—the kind that will determine the future of the Human
race.
The Legend of ZERO: Zero’s
Legacy
. After preserving Earth’s most precious resource from the hands of
the Huouyt, Joe and his friends must now work together to survive this new
post-apocalyptic world—and find the People a home.
The Legend of ZERO: Forgotten.
A Sacred Turn after Zero returns to Earth, his descendants seek out his ancient
nemesis with a bargain Forgotten cannot resist: Remove Earth from Congress
without a single death, and Humans will give him his freedom.
The Complete ZERO WorldBuilder
:
A complete(ly massive) glossary, fun facts, timeline, illustrations, and cool
details that I couldn’t pack into the books.
The Moldy Dead
: A story
about the Origins of the Geuji, one of whom plays a dominant role in books 2
and 4. The Moldy Dead is easily one of my best short stories.
Opening Night at the Naturals
Preserve
: A story about Congress’ discovery of the Baga, one of whom plays
an important role in book 2.
Planetside
: A fun story
about how the Ueshi earned the right to fly.
The First Gods of Fire:
The story of how Congress was formed.
Breaking the Mold
: How the
Geuji were betrayed by Congress (again).
Beda and Shael
: A Jreet
love story, a la Romeo and Juliet. Except this time, it’s Vorans and Welus.
Yeah, sparks fly. And blood. And scales…
Parting Gift:
The Vanun
struggle to escape the Huouyt, both of whom evolved on the same planet. (Vanun
on land, Huouyt in the sea).
Syuri:
Everybody loves
lackeys. Here’s how Forgotten got his.
J
And keep your eyes open for more,
as I will keep putting them up whenever I have time. Just search “The Legend
of ZERO” on Amazon. Also, if you liked ZERO, you’d probably like
Outer
Bounds: Fortune’s Rising
. It’s another character sci-fi that’ll rock your
world.
And guys? Thanks. You are
freakin’ awesome.
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If you’re looking for other great character novels, Sara’s
got some recommendations for you!
If you like to read:
Young Adult Paranormal Romance…
Try
Something Witchy
by AJ Myers
Sara Says:
“AJ Myers was my first honest-to-God
protégé, and we worked together heavily in the creation of this first book in
the Mystics & Mayhem series. If you enjoyed my novels, be sure to check
hers out! AJ’s got a spunky heroine, a wicked sense of humor, and has a way of
making people laugh with the unpredictable that I can truly appreciate.”
Fantasy…
Try
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones
by
George R. R. Martin
Sara Says:
“For all you writers out there, George R.
R. Martin is the guy you should study if you want to learn to write compelling
characters. I can’t say he taught me everything I know ‘cause I never met the
guy (lordy, I wish…), but he’s the greatest master of the entire range of human
character that I’ve ever seen. He’s a character genius. Period. I bow to
him.”
Thrillers…
Try
Changes
by Charles Colyott
Sara Says:
“Colyott is a character writer supreme.
I haven’t had a novel grab me and hold on this tightly since George R. R.
Martin. He’s an independent author that blows most traditionally-published
authors completely out of the water. His books are awesome steeped in awesome
sauce, stewed in awesomeness. This is a writer to watch.”
Guardians of the First Realm:
Alaskan Fire
Guardians of the First Realm:
Alaskan Fury
Millennium Potion: Wings of
Retribution
Outer Bounds: Fortune’s Rising
Terms of Mercy: To the Princess
Bound
The Legend of ZERO: Forging Zero
Other Titles
from Parasite
Publications
Mystics & Mayhem: Something
Witchy ~ A.J. Myers
Mystics & Mayhem: Something
Wicked ~ A.J. Myers
Coming Soon
Mystics & Mayhem:
Something Wanton ~ A.J. Myers
Mystics & Mayhem:
Something Wild ~ A.J. Myers
Guardians of the
First Realm: Fury of the Fourth Realm ~ Sara King
Guardians of the First
Realm: Alaskan Fiend ~ Sara King
Guardians of the
First Realm: Alaskan Fang ~ Sara King
ZERO: Zero’s Return – Sara King
ZERO: Zero's Legacy – Sara King
ZERO: Forgotten – Sara King
Terms of Mercy:
Slave of the Dragon Lord ~ Sara King
Aulds of the Spyre:
The Sheet Charmer ~ Sara King
Aulds of the Spyre:
Form and Function ~ Sara King
Outer Bounds:
Fortune's Folly ~ Sara King
Mini
Glossary
(i.e. the So-You-Don’t-Lose-Your-Mind Tiny Version)
Glossary –
Baga Terms
Glossary –
Dhasha Terms
Glossary –
Huouyt Terms
Glossary –
Jahul Terms
Glossary –
Jreet Terms
Glossary –
Ooreiki Terms
Glossary –
Universal Terms
Glossary –
Species
Glossary –
Measurements
Glossary –
Ranks
Counter –
demeaning use for anyone non-Baga. Relates to the Bagan inability to count
effectively beyond 6.
Cracker – like
‘asshole’.
Crack – like
‘fuck.’ Spawns from the Bagan history with their ancestral predators the miga,
whose leathery wingtips break the sound barrier with each downward stroke. The
crack of a miga’s wingbeats is enough to inspire instinctive terror in any
Baga.
(See Opening Night at the Naturals Preserve.)
Dhasha-specific:
Ka-par (ka-par)
– The predatory game of wills that older Dhasha play with worthy prey creatures
or other ancient Dhasha. A stare-down until one contestant submits.
Ka-par inalt
(ka-par in-alt) – ‘I submit.’
Ka-par
rak’tal. (ka-par rak*tal) – ‘duel accepted.’ *is used to denote a guttural,
back-of-throat, almost hacking sound.
Leafling – As
the Dhasha are carnivores, as are their Takki and their greatest threats,
‘leafling’ is used to describe anyone who is utterly useless for anything but
food.
Mahid ka-par
(ma-heed ka-par) – ‘may it begin.’
Mothers – The
four mythic beings who weave the lives of all creatures into a tapestry upon
which the Trith can gaze. Considered the Dhasha gods by many.
Vahlin
(vah-lin) – the legendary leader of the Dhasha, prophecized to be ‘dark of
body’ and lead them to independence from tyranny.
Breja
(bray-shjah) – the quarter-inch long, downy white cilia covering a Huouyt’s
entire body. Extremely painful to be pulled or mutilated, as it is basically
raw nerves.
Zora (zoh-rah)
– the red, wormlike, many-tentacled appendage that exits a Houyt’s forehead.
Much like a fleshy form of coral in appearance when fully extended. It is the
zora that allows a Huouyt to digest and analyze genetic material to take a new
pattern.
Oozing furg –
dumbass. Someone who’s young, stupid.
Sivvet (siv-et)–
the sensory organs within a Jahul’s head that allows it to sense the emotions
of other sentient creatures.
Beda’s bones –
used alternatively as a curse or exclamation of surprise. Beda ga Vora, who was
originally Beda ga Welu. A great warrior who led Congressional forces in a heroic
multi-species civil war, but who was abandoned by his own people for falling in
love with a Voran, only to be saved and claimed by the Vorans as the only
gray-scaled (Welu) clan-member in history, one who was eventually held in such
high esteem that he was given breeding privileges.
(See Beda and Shael)
Considered the epitome of a Jreet warrior.
Tek (tehk) –
the appendage sheathed within their chests that extrudes poison instantly
deadly to any other species in Congress—but not Jreet. Can produce several
thousand lobes of pressure in a single strike. The tek’s sheath is also
commonly used as a storage area for Jreet to carry things like credit stubs and
ovi, usually in a leather carrying case.