The Last Hurrah

By L. S. King

Colonel Leslie Bayleson visits the star base she designed for one last time before her forced retirement. Instead of old memories, she finds a new threat.

(a short story in the Deuces Wild universe—approximately one thousand years in the past)

• Language: English
• Publisher: L. S. King
• Release date: Sep 18, 2015

L. S. King

L. S. King has been published in Deep Magic, The Sword Review, Dragons, Knights & Angels, Digital Dragon Magazine, Residential Aliens, and more. Two of her stories were selected for The Sword Review's "Best of..." Anthologies. She has worked as a submissions editor and a copy editor on several magazines and was a founding editor of the online magazine, Ray Gun Revival.She currently is working on novels in the Deuces Wild series and the Sword's Edge Chronicles.

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The Last Hurrah

(published in The Sword Review, June 2005)

(also included in Double-Edged Publishing's 'best of' anthology: Distant Passages - Volume 1)

(a short story in the Deuces Wild universe—approximately one thousand years in the past)

L. S. King

Copyright 2005, 2015 L. S. King

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The Last Hurrah

published in The Sword Review, June 2005

Screams echoed and klaxons blared. Les stood among the bloody bodies, exhausted, weapon empty.

Departure for Orion Station, now boarding at Gate 13.

Les jerked upright and wiped the sweat from her face. What had caused that flashback?

Her face set, Les stood and straightened the jacket of the standard grey uniform. She headed for the departure gate, her bag in hand.

Recognition shone in the young man’s eyes at the gate as he said, Have a good trip, Colonel.

Les marched past in silence.