Don wins a copy of WARS: The Battle of Phobos: Stretti, and we'll be contacting him for where to mail his book to him soon!
Thank you to Jim Perry for being our guest judge for this contest, and to everyone who has ever taken the time to write WARS stories!
You can read the story RIGHT HERE AT THIS LINK, but here's a taste of it to pique your interest....
“WHAT ARE YOU?” Its voice thundered in my mind as I struggled to breathe, struggled to see. Acrid smoke filled what was left of the bridge, while my ears still rung from the decompressions and violent blasts. Slowly sight and sense returned. Sharp pain flared at the slightest movement as I found my bearings, suspended a half meter from the deck and clamped tightly in the grip of a chitinous arm. Held firm and unmoving, it was surely crushing ribs as it lifted me for inspection. I followed the arm to the black mass of the body, feeling the pulsing heat as it seemed to glow from within. Brief understanding gave way to further horror with the realization it was not some exo-suit, but a massive insect-like creature. Its head drew close, the hot wretched breath grew in what was surely my last vision. Yet is paused. Obsidian, alien eyes stared at me for a moment and then it dropped me against the bulkhead.
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