The Uplift War (2014)
“. .
“Arf!” she said.
FRANK ZAPPA 24 Fiben Tall, gangling, storklike figures watched the road from atop the roof of a dark, low-slung bunker. Their silhouettes, outlined against the late afternoon sun, were in constant motion, shifting from one spindly leg to another in nervous energy as if the slightest sound would be enough to set them into flight.
Serious creatures, those birds. And dangerous as hell.
Not birds, Fiben reminded himself as he approached the checkpoint. Not in th...e Earthly sense, at least.
But the analogy would do. Their bodies were covered with fine down. Sharp, bright yellow beaks jutted from sleek, swept-back faces.
And although their ancient wings were now no more than slender, feathered arms, they could fly. Black, glistening gravitic backpacks more than compensated for what their avian ancestors had long ago lost.
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“Arf!” she said.
FRANK ZAPPA 24 Fiben Tall, gangling, storklike figures watched the road from atop the roof of a dark, low-slung bunker. Their silhouettes, outlined against the late afternoon sun, were in constant motion, shifting from one spindly leg to another in nervous energy as if the slightest sound would be enough to set them into flight.
Serious creatures, those birds. And dangerous as hell.
Not birds, Fiben reminded himself as he approached the checkpoint. Not in th...e Earthly sense, at least.
But the analogy would do. Their bodies were covered with fine down. Sharp, bright yellow beaks jutted from sleek, swept-back faces.
And although their ancient wings were now no more than slender, feathered arms, they could fly. Black, glistening gravitic backpacks more than compensated for what their avian ancestors had long ago lost.
Talon Soldiers.MoreLess
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