The Family Line

By Russ Crossley

From Trafalgar to deep space the family survives.

In the year 2389 deep space explorer, Paul Bellamo receives terrible news.  

He begins to recall the stories his father told him of his famous ancestors who made history come alive when he was a boy.

These are the tales of those intrepid men who made a difference to our possible future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 53rd Street Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386395270

Russ Crossley

International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com.  He loves to hear from readers  

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The Family Line

The Family Line

Russ Crossley

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The Family Line

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The Family Line

Russ Crossley

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Copyright © 2011 Russ Crossley

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Cover designed by R. Edgewood

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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.

The Family Line

September 15, 2389 in orbit around Telus II

Paul Bellamo sat in the darkness of his cabin aboard the Explorer Ship Trafalgar. His skin was cold as ice, and his heart beat rapidly in his chest.

They were gone forever. And nothing would ever bring them back. He stroked the family photo album gently with the long fingers of his right hand. Theirs was a famous line that extended across the centuries making a difference.

It was so unfair.

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October 21, 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar

Raul Bellamo stood on the sloping forecastle of the French first rate Redoubtable struggling to maintain his balance. His eyes and throat stung from the thick, acrid smoke that swirled about him. His once splendid blue uniform was dark with sweat, soot and blood. His clean-shaven pale face was marred with his own blood, owing to the shrapnel that has so recently grazed his left ear.

In his left hand he held his saber at the ready, while a primed musket was gripped in his right. Intense sky blue eyes bled with tears due to the acrid smoke as he attempted to orient himself for the inevitable onslaught of the English marines. They were certainly somewhere within the thick cloud of swirling smoke.

Redoubtable, the pride of the French fleet had been slowed by a full barrage of the one hundred twelve cannons launched at them from