Series
Captain Percina Saunders
Perils in Perfection
"It's a myth that you'll just sink in quicksand. It's denser than flesh, so you'll sink a bit, then... bob." Captain Percina Saunders stared at her husband. "Not that this is even sand we're in," Martin added. It was eggs. Billions, trillions, whatever-came-after-illions of…
by Jez Patterson
Perils in Partners
The happy couple always act so incredibly wet when it comes to their wedding day! Percina's ever-pithy mother had complained on one occasion. It's why the ceremony has to conclude with them giving each other a wring. The bachelorette party Percina was transporting in her new…
by Jez Patterson
Perils in Pets
The only possible way that transporting animals involved a step up from human passengers was because you held it aloft to examine what you'd just trodden in. The space-limo business didn't look so bad now. "Have you fed it?" Captain Percina Saunders asked her husband. Once,…
by Jez Patterson
Perils in Piracy
An anagram of marriage, Percina's mother had once told her, is "I am rage." After Percina had counted out the letters, she pointed out there were two rs in marriage. "No, there aren't," her mother had replied. "There's only one, and you'll be married to him." On this occasion…
by Jez Patterson
Perils in Promotion
Behind every grated man, Percina's mother was fond of saying, there's a woman who got tired of waiting. Following the capture of several hundred pirates in an area of space seedier than a parrot's birthday cake, the Fleet had requested Percina's presence. It had been tough going…
by Jez Patterson
Dangers of Dangling
"Because angling makes men peculiarly obtuse," Percina remarked, having spent about an hour working out the line. As it were. Martin carried on setting out the fishing equipment. They were carrying a party of eight anglers who'd spent the entire voyage to the Wowen Cluster…
by Jez Patterson
Danger of Dancing
"It's 'mother' with the stress on the 'moth,'" Percina's own mother had told her. "Playing host to something that'll eat through clothes, is restless all night, and makes grown men flap their hands about in panic all the time." Martin wasn't showing any concern for her…
by Jez Patterson
Dangers of Darlings
"The three Rs that are gained by your children attending school stand for Resting, Relief, and Rehabilitation," Percina's mother had told her. "And they refer to the parents, not their offspring." Since she'd become pregnant, Captain Percina Saunders had noticed a distinct lack…
by Jez Patterson
Dangers of Do-Gooding
Back when she'd been a captain of the Fleet, before she'd chosen to marry her mentally and physically enhanced first mate and lost her command, Percina would have been flying sorties into the warzone, protecting refugees, or destroying the bases of errant warlords. Her current…
by Jez Patterson
Dangers of Delivery
The term "expecting a baby" always seemed to include an element of doubt. As in: I was expecting a baby, so imagine my surprise when a chicken turned up. Captain Percina Saunders sighed, wishing the air she blew out would deflate some of the enormous belly that was currently…
by Jez Patterson