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Of the 40 people killed, 31 died at the airport and nine in hospital, police sources told BBC News. A further nine are missing. |
The cause was not immediately clear. |
In 1992, a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok crashed while trying to land in Kathmandu, killing all 113 people aboard. |
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Excerpt for Through the Land of Cloud and Leaf by , available in its entirety at Smashwords |
Through the Land |
of Cloud and Leaf |
Book 2 of the |
Scions of the Aegean C series |
A novel by |
Terry L. Craig |
Through the Land |
of Cloud and Leaf |
Book 2 of the |
Scions of the Aegean C series |
A novel by |
Terry L. Craig |
Through the Land of Cloud and Leaf |
Book 2 of the Scions of the Aegean C series |
Published by Wild Flower Press, Inc. |
P O Box 2532 |
Leland, NC 28451 |
Copyright © 2017 Terry L. Craig |
All rights reserved. |
This is a work of fiction. Although some of the situations portrayed were inspired by life situations, the story and the characters are fictional. |
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To my beloved sister JoJo who flew away to heaven long before I was ready to let her go. My comfort is in knowing that the deep fellowship that God forged between us here will flow into eternity. |
To my Bill. |
Many thanks to those who helped me in the polishing stages of this book—especially Tonya Brown, and Ethella Seyler. |
Dedication and Acknowledgements |
Backstory for the Series |
List of Main Characters |
CHAPTER 1 – First Flight |
CHAPTER 2 – Runaway Servant |
CHAPTER 3 – A New Leader for Aegea |
CHAPTER 4 – Missing Daughter |
CHAPTER 5 – The Latest News |
CHAPTER 6 – A Ride in a Coach |
CHAPTER 7 – Dooley's Dilemma |
CHAPTER 8 – In the Land of Cloud and Leaf |
CHAPTER 9 – The Widow Tree |
CHAPTER 10 – The Flower |
CHAPTER 11 – Ty, Basil, Kosh, Old Menoh |
CHAPTER 12 – Announcement |
CHAPTER 13 – The Challenge |
CHAPTER 14 – A Reward |
CHAPTER 15 – A Piece of the Puzzle |
CHAPTER 16 – The General's Wife |
CHAPTER 17 – Old Menoh's Lament |
CHAPTER 18 – Marvel |
CHAPTER 19 – Boats |
CHAPTER 20 – Wild Women |
CHAPTER 21 – Lemon |
CHAPTER 22 – Solid Proof |
CHAPTER 23 – Pearl |
CHAPTER 24 – A Look Back Through Time |
CHAPTER 25 – Last night in the Wilderness |
CHAPTER 26 – Last look |
CHAPTER 27 – Homeplace |
CHAPTER 28 – The Feast |
CHAPTER 29 – Man from the forest |
About the Author |
Other Books by Terry L. Craig |
Other Books Published by Wild Flower Press, Inc. |
Backstory for the Series |
In 2044, a spacecraft BX-9, christened the Aegean C left Earth on a mission with nearly 2,000 people aboard. The majority of the travelers were people of the Genon race—terraformers tasked with transforming the New Hope settlement into a fruitful habitation for future generations. The Genon carried with them the tools,... |
The spacecraft suffered catastrophic damage shortly after takeoff, but the skill of the flight crew kept the craft intact as it reentered the atmosphere. The flight deck officers were killed when the ship crash landed on a shelf in a mountain range, not far from the equator. Miraculously, most of the passengers (soldie... |
Something noticed by the military in the first hours which became a source of growing concern: There appeared to be no signs of other human life on the planet. There were no responding radio transmissions, no visible roads or trails, no lights in the distance, no satellites moving through the night sky. And the constel... |
In the months to come, the people of the Aegean C came to the conclusion that they were not on the same Earth they'd left—they’d catapulted through either time or space and come to a different place. They eventually reconciled themselves with the fact that no one would be coming to rescue them and determined to make a ... |
The "Firstlanders," as they came to be called, soon realized that they were extremely fortunate to have landed on a plateau where the land was suitable for growing crops and the climate was moderate year-round. Had they crashed into the icy slopes above the plateau, many would have quickly succumbed to exposure. Had th... |
The people of Aegea knew their technology would eventually fail, so those in the First Generation set about writing down all they knew about science, medicine, technology, and the world they left behind. The spacecraft was dismantled so the materials could be repurposed. |
The soldiers on the original mission had weapons and a mandate to "protect the passengers and cargo." Not long after they crashed, large predatory animals posed an imminent threat to the people and the livestock, and the military assumed a continuing command with the same general mandate. The professionals on the fligh... |
During the second generation after the crash (sixty years ago), a few of the older Genon workers led a rebellion demanding equality in governing, assets, and living conditions. All who participated in the rebellion were rounded up along with their immediate family members while a tribunal was held. Military leaders kne... |
The guilty, some with their small children, were taken down the mountainside, deep into "the poison forest," where even some of the most experienced among the Genon hunter/gathers had perished. The rebels were there with no weapons or tools and told that any of them seen attempting to return to the plateau by any means... |
In Book 1, the aging leader of Aegea, General Fairmont dies shortly after selecting a replacement. On that same morning a servant of the new leader, Shaye Penway, ran away from his home by climbing into a large wooden box that she believed would be transported to town. Also on that day the only daughter of the new lead... |
List of Main Characters |
Basil—Grandson of Old Menoh |
Ben—one of the Exiles who discover Shaye and Jariel |
Chessie—a gleaner (the lowest status) of Aegea |
David—one of the Exiles who discover Shaye and Jariel |
Dell—assistant to the inventor, Sage Dooley |
Duana McClaren—Jubal McClaren's wife |
Fiona—Old Menoh's wife |
Jariel McClaren—the only daughter of Jubal and Duana McClaren |
Jubal McClaren—the newest General of Aegea |
Kosh—Son of Old Menoh |
Lemon—former houseman and servant for Jubal McClaren |
Menoh—"Old Menoh," considered the patriarch and Elder of the Genon workers in Westland |
Mosely—Colonel Grayson Mosely was the chief rival of Jubal McClaren for the office of General of Aegea |
Mosha—a cook in the service of Jubal McClaren for thirty years |
"Mule"—Samuel, one of the Exiles who discover Shaye and Jariel |
Nathan—a patriarch and Elder of the Genon Exiles |
Pearl—of the Penway family, a Great Aunt to Shaye |
Peony—Nathan's wife (Homeplace) |
Sage Dooley—Chief inventor of Aegea |
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