Lindsay Buroker
After surviving ancient booby traps, deadly puzzles, and torture-happy imperial marines, cryptanalyst Tikaya Komitopis canâ€™t wait to return home, even if that means explaining to her family how she came to love Fleet Admiral Rias Starcrest, the empireâ€™s most notorious commander and the man responsible for the decimation of her people during the war.,Tikaya and Rias believe theyâ€™ll have several calm weeks at sea to mull over the problem of irate citizens and horrified parents, but the ship they board is on the run. The captain has acquired a mysterious stolen artifactâ€¦ and the owners want it back. When he learns of Tikayaâ€™s background, he urges her to decode its secrets, implying her lifeâ€”and everyone elseâ€™sâ€”might be forfeit if she fails.,Engima is a 15,000-word short story set after the events in Encrypted.
Fantasy,Science Fiction,Steampunk,Romance,Adventure,Science Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Magic,Short Stories,Novella,Action
Enigma