Late Arrival

By Meyari McFarland

When Lusala was small his big sister went into space to explore and find new worlds for humanity. It's been five years for her, fifty for him. But now, finally, Osumare was home, so very late. With everything that had happened, Lusala worried that her return would be too little to bridge the gulf that had grown between them.

Late Arrival is a science fiction examination of the price of space travel on those left behind that you will remember for years to come.

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Jun 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310956904

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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Late Arrival

By Meyari McFarland

Other Books by Meyari McFarland:

Matriarchies of Muirin:

Tales from the Dana Clanhouse

Repair and Rebuild

Storm Over Archaelaos

Coming Together

Facing the Storm

Fitting In

Mages of Tindiere:

Artifacts of Awareness

Transplant of War

Debts to Recover:

The Nature of Beasts

The Manor Verse:

A New Path

Following the Trail

Crafting Home

Copyright ©2015 by Mary Raichle

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Dedication:

This story is dedicated to both my family for always being there for me when I need them and to the many, many authors who have inspired me to dream bigger over the years.

Table of Contents

Late Arrival

Transplant of War

Afterword

Late Arrival

Lusala stood on the dock, staring up into clear blue skies that stretched forever. Blue above, blue below, both filled with dark horrors that made his knees tremble and his hands clench into fists. The chill of the light spring breeze felt too much like the cold of space, of vacuum, of bodies floating slowly turning as blood drifted like cabochon rubies scattered across black velvet.

Copper bloomed on his tongue. No. Not today. Not when Osumare was finally coming home. He wouldn't let the memories overwhelm him today. He'd never told her how Mother and Father died. No matter what, he never would.

She'd gone so far and done so much. Osumare didn't deserve the guilt