The Edge of Reason

By Eduard Meinema

Life aboard the "Inoreg" has led to a dichotomy throughout the spaceship's journey. Two groups of people fighting each other. Two groups of people with the same end goal. Live and let live. But who disposes of life and death?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eduard Meinema
• Release date: Nov 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005857318

Eduard Meinema

"I love writing into the dark; like to be surprised by the characters scavenging through my own stories. Just before things are getting familiar; when I think, or at least believe, to know where a new story is going to, I give it a twist and make my readers (and myself) wonder... how the hell is this going to end?"WORDS and VISIONEduard Meinema is writer and visual artist. He writes in an exciting and humorous style. Creates intense, passionate and mysterious stories filled with unexpected twists which will seduce anyone to finish reading at full speed. Beside his full length novels, Eduard is fond of writing Flash Fiction and Short Stories. All of these 'Twisted Tales' are published as stand alone eBooks in the series 'Flash & Shorts'.Meinema's works of art include so called 'lyric abstract' paintings. Expressionistic works made of Acrylics and Sand. But also Pop-art, including characters known as 'Skredches' (Yes! There is a blog:check out the official site to find blog feeds!!) and...fish paintings. As Meinema says: "Ah! I love fish. Love to see them. Love to keep them. Breed them, paint them, eat them... (ouch, sorry for that...). Oh yeah, I love fish in each and every way."Meinema, born 1963 (Delft, The Netherlands) is former CEO of a temp office, specialized in contracting technicians. Together with his wife he has managed a gallery for contemporary art and jewelry for more than ten years. Nowadays Meinema is fulltime writer and visual artist.

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Eduard Meinema

The Edge of Reason

First published by www.transfiction.nl 2021

Copyright © 2021 by Eduard Meinema

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Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

About the Author

Chapter 1

F4?

I’m sorry? Kenny McIntyre said. He sat bent over, immersed in his work, and now looked up to the unknown man in amazement.

Are you an F4? the almost scary, skinny man repeated.

Kenny held the wrench with which he tried to close a broken valve a little firmer. As he stared at the pale, sickly white-faced man inquisitively, he rummaged into his toolbox with his other hand, looking for more tools; more possible weapons. Damn it, he thought. I didn’t see him coming at all. I should never have come here alone.

I’ve never seen you here before, the man said. How many inhabitants does Inoreg have? Fifty thousand? A fairly clear number. Right? The man slowly, with a greasy grin around his emaciated mouth, came closer. He held his right hand on his back. Strange that I’ve never seen you before…, he said, then asked again, F4?

Kenny felt his heart skip a few strokes. His senses were on edge; the adrenaline tingled down to his smallest neck hairs. As inconspicuously as possible, his eyes probed the environment. As far as he could tell in the half-dark, the small maintenance room, apart from him and the walking skeleton, seemed deserted. The heavy, overriding moaning of the huge fans who were