Measuring Up: Larian Elesir, #2

By Michael Kingswood

Larian Elesir, a young recruit in the Citizens' Army, arrives at his first post. Eager to join the war effort, he is nonetheless nervous in his new environment and worried about setting a foot wrong. During his first day in camp, his new companions put him through his paces as they both learn who he is and teach him the basics he'll need to survive in his job in the army.

Measuring Up, Larian's second adventure, is a 4,500 word short story. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: SSN Storytelling
• Release date: Mar 13, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386814764

Michael Kingswood

Michael Kingswood has written numerous science fiction and fantasy stories, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading. Recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, after completing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, he did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. Almost seventeen years later, he continues to serve on active duty and has earned graduation degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration. Fitting with his service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night. He is married to a lovely lady from Maine. They have four children, and live wherever the Navy deems to send them. Sign up to receive email announcements of Michael's new releases and other exclusive deals for newsletter subscribers here: http://eepurl.com/eND22 .

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Measuring Up

Measuring Up

A Larian Elesir Story

Michael Kingswood

SSN Storytelling

Contents

About This Book

1. Measuring Up

Message From The Author

About The Author

More Books By Michael Kingswood

About This Book

Larian Elesir , a young recruit in the Citizens' Army, arrives at his first post. Eager to join the war effort, he is nonetheless nervous in his new environment and worried about setting a foot wrong. During his first day in camp, his new companions put him through his paces as they both learn who he is and teach him the basics he'll need to survive in his job in the army.

Measuring Up, Larian's second adventure, is a 4,500 word short story.

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Measuring Up

The camp was set up near a narrow river, in a wide field that allowed an easy line of sight for sentries to detect approaching visitors. Consisting of several hundred peaked tents, each large enough to house probably four or five men along with their equipment, and a single larger tent in the center, nearly a pavilion, no doubt for the commander and his staff, the camp was surrounded by an earthen