The character of Ashra Malena has been with me a long time. I wrote a manuscript way back in 1976, hot on the heels of the all new “Star Wars” movie. The desert scene in the movie fired me with inspiration and along with that, I had just completed Frank Herbert’s...
“Malena led her troop along the high wind-scoured spine of the star-shaped dune. It stood slightly higher than its neighbors and afforded an ample view all around. The Sadusi, as always in the desert, walked in single file or “salamander” as they called it. Their...
“Ashra Malena, maiden warrior and adopted leader of the desert nomads of Wesdraken IV closed in on her quarry, her scent and presence masked by the light sandstorm coming from the Polar sink…” U Technical aspects: With “Desert...
“There were no oceans on Wesdraken IV, no open water either. Nothing to stay and moderate the wind as it swept across the arid surface. In a matter of hours, light breezes – aided by the Coriolis force of the rotating planet – would grow to the...
“Most of the tracks had been obscured by the sandstorm, the b’Hak Shayti but Malena’s keen eye was quick to spot the vestiges that led to the narrow rift between the sandblasted rocks. She was cautious as ever. The blood spots told her that the...
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