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Axler, James - Deathlands 16 - Moon Fate

Moon Fate

#16 in the Deathland series

James Axler

A GOLD EAGLE BOOK FROM WORLDWIDE

TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON AMSTERDAM • MRIS • SYDNEY •

HAMBURG • STOCKHOLM • ATHENS • TOKYO • MILAN MADRID •

WARSAW • BUDAPEST • AUCKLAND

What is a biological mutation? It may be a slight imperfection on an earlobe,

or an extra toe on each foot, or three eyes or two heads. Whatever form it

takes, there is no doubt that it will inevitably lead to some degree of

harassment and persecution by those in society who consider themselves to

be "normal."

From The Outsider Is You, by C. F. Kane, Xanadu Press, Florida,

If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is

stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher, and

neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped

book."

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This one is for Derek and Margaret for very many excellent reasons spread

over many years.

With my sincere thanks.

First edition September 1992 ISBN 0-373-62516-2 MOON FATE

this work in whole or in part in any form by any electronic, mechanical or other

means, now known or hereafter invented, including xerography, photocopying

and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, is forbidden

without the permission of the publisher, Worldwide Library, 225 Duncan Mill

Road, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada M3B 3K9.

All the characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the

author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or

names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown

to the author, and all the incidents are pure invention.

® are Trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office

and in other countries. TM are Trademarks of the publisher.

Printed in U.S.A.

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Chapter One

The morning was scorching hot, and a light wind car-ried the sharp scent of

sagebrush to the nostrils of Ryan Cawdor and his son, Dean. They stood to-gether,

drawing in deep breaths of the New Mexico air.

It hadn't been a bad jump.

Dean had been sick, and Ryan had suffered a small nosebleed. But now they were

out of the claustropho-bic depths of the ruined redoubt, only a few miles from Jak

Lauren's homestead, where they could both have a good hot bath that would wash

away the yel-low taint of sulfur that clung to them. A near deadly adventure in the

cold north had left the pair coated with the stinking stuff.

"We need a good meal—eggs, potatoes and some thick-sliced ham," Ryan said,

putting his arm around the boy's shoulders. "And sleep for a day and a half."

"Sure, then…" He paused, shading his eyes as he stared across the plain from the

high ground. "What's that, Dad?"

"Dust storm, or—"

"Looks like smoke." Dean sniffed. "Yeah. You can actually smell it. Burned wood

and a kind of scent like charred meat."

The column of dark smoke rose and curled high above the desert until it vanished.

It came from the direction of Jak and Christina Lauren's home.

Ryan felt his heart shrink into cold marble.

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"Come on, Dean," he said quietly. "Best go take a look."

BEHIND THEM in the redoubt's heart, the walls of the silvery armaglass that

formed the gateway chamber were beginning to fill with a pallid mist, and the

disks in floor and ceiling were starting to glow.

Someone had triggered the mat-trans mechanism and was in the process of

making a jump.

Someone.

Something?

Chapter Two

The shadows shortened around them as they picked their way across the scorching

desert. Every now and then the monotony of the plateau was broken by a towering

saguaro, while the light breeze rustled among the dust-dry mesquite.

The dark pillar of smoke grew thinner and paler, more like a hickory camp fire.

"Could be something caught on the stove," Ryan said.

Dean nodded.

It was close to noon when they drew near to the edge of the ridge. Once they were

on the other side they'd be able to see across the wide valley to the Lauren

homestead in the distance.

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The wind had veered more northerly, whipping up occasional bunches of

tumbleweed. A small hawk with a golden beak and a brilliantly crimson breast

soared in the sky, wings spread, riding a thermal, eyes scan-ning the barren land

below. The two walking figures had been spotted immediately as they left the

re-doubt. But they were too large, and their gait was too regular to interest the bird

of prey.

Dean paused near the rim, still fifty paces short of being able to see over.

"Not the cooking stove, is it?" he said.

Ryan also stopped, bracing his shoulders to try to ease out some of the stiffness

he'd acquired during the past few murderous days up north.

"Mebbee, son. Mebbee not."

The boy's young-old face turned to him. "You think it's trouble."

"I think it could be."

The boy spun on his heel and started to run toward the point where the plateau

began to fall away. Ryan shouted after him, warning the boy to keep clear of the

skyline. Dean slowed and then crouched, crawling the rest of the way on hands

and knees. He stared at the scene a long time, then turned to face his father who

was walking steadily toward him.

"Not the cooking stove," he said flatly.

The land was shrouded in a shimmering curtain of haze, with the temperature well

above the hundred mark. It was difficult to see clearly when outlines were blurred.

But father and son could see well enough to realize that the smoke had its origin

on the spread owned by Christina and Jak.

RYAN CARRIED his 9 mm P-226 SIG-Sauer with the built-in baffle silencer, his

son had a big Browning Hi-Power tucked into his belt.

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