Shepherd's Crook: Omegaverse: Volume 2 (16 page)

Kato nodded, turned back to the screen.

“Taipan,” he continued, “has just, as I said, begun terraforming the planet that he has named Shepherd’s Cross. That is a big endeavor. We, as a fleet, will do everything we can to help him in his goal.”

Eric’s heart fell. He couldn’t believe it.

“We’re going to help him terraform it,” repeated Kato, “and then we’re going to take it from him.”

From the Omegaverse Crowdsourcing Press release.

December 9th, 2017

… and in addition, we have the following ‘
thank you
’ for our top tier ($10000.00 US) contributors;

One (1) Grizzly class battle cruiser: The
baddest
of the bad, the meanest of the mean! This baby has six (6) plasma turrets, a six (6) bay fighter hangar, as many missile batteries as four (4) delta class destroyers, and more. Much more. In a dangerous universe, the Grizzly is one place you can sleep safely at night.

The very first $10k contributor will also receive:

One (1) ensign AI. ‘Fresh out of the academy, this fine young officer will add ten (10) percent effectiveness to every ship officer’s skill rating.’

One (1) each top tier skill rating for every shipboard skill, for each of the first ten (10) officers to join your fleet! As soon as you recruit a new officer to your burgeoning, dominating, fleet, you’ll be able to give them a level XV cert, raising their skill levels to the maximum! Couple that with your fancy academy trained ensign, and you’ll have a group with unparalleled skill and effectiveness!

All prizes are ...

Acknowledgements

First, I want to thank everyone who is reading this. If you’ve actually made it through my first two books and
still
care enough about what I think to actually read the Acknowledgements, well,
thanks!

Second, in my first book I thanked my brother and many of my good friends who helped preview and proofread the first (and, now, second) book. In gratitude, I named the
“villains”
after them. My brother, Eric, is in no way a socially maladjusted jerk. He plays nice. He always has. And my friends who now share their monikers with the various members of the Inner Lizards are great guys. (However, I have no doubt they’d take full advantage of any weakness Duncan shows - the
bastards
!)

I guess the lesson is; if you want to become a
bad guy
in one of my books, always be there for me. Be some of the best friends a guy could ever have. Just be all-around stand-up dudes, and I’ll be sure to immortalize you as a jerk!

Again, thanks for reading these - I certainly hope you’ve enjoyed reading them as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them. I also hope you’re as excited as I am to discover the further adventures of Duncan and his friends, Phani and his new life, and Eric with the rest of the Inner Lizards as they return in ‘Shepherd’s Cross’.