Godeena by Stjepan Varesevac-Cobets - Book Tour + Giveaway
Godeena
by Stjepan Varesevac-Cobets
Genre:
SciFi Adventure
SciFi Adventure
Major Henry Broncon miraculously survives a battle with Ansker soldiers on
the planet Morad. He is found under a pile of corpses, the only
survivor; his best friend and the whole of his brigade remain in the
field of death. Broncon is fully acquitted, receives a medal for
bravery and is promoted to the rank of Brigadier, but he cannot
forgive himself and he feels responsible for falling into the Ansker trap.
the planet Morad. He is found under a pile of corpses, the only
survivor; his best friend and the whole of his brigade remain in the
field of death. Broncon is fully acquitted, receives a medal for
bravery and is promoted to the rank of Brigadier, but he cannot
forgive himself and he feels responsible for falling into the Ansker trap.
Shortly after, the Anskers are beaten and the war ends. The winning
terrestrial colonies receive ownership of a system called Naude,
comprised of various planets including Godeena. On the surface of
Godeena, there is a huge, completely preserved but uninhabited city
that scientists have named the Absolute. Analysis of the city reveals
no signs of life. A team of scientists is sent to investigate what
has happened to the people and animals of Absolute. A few days later
the team is attacked and contact with the scientists is lost. The
General Staff sends two teams of Special Forces to find out what has
happened to the expedition but they also disappear, leaving no trace.
terrestrial colonies receive ownership of a system called Naude,
comprised of various planets including Godeena. On the surface of
Godeena, there is a huge, completely preserved but uninhabited city
that scientists have named the Absolute. Analysis of the city reveals
no signs of life. A team of scientists is sent to investigate what
has happened to the people and animals of Absolute. A few days later
the team is attacked and contact with the scientists is lost. The
General Staff sends two teams of Special Forces to find out what has
happened to the expedition but they also disappear, leaving no trace.
The Commander of the General Staff, General Hensell, is personally
involved with the mystery. He requests Brigadier Henry Broncon to
gather a unit, composed of the worst inmates from the inescapable
prison, Hades, to investigate what is happening on Godeena. Henry
accepts this task and collects 17 prisoners, each with unique skills.
Among them is Maria, who possesses enormous psychic powers and has a
wicked second personality called Kir.
involved with the mystery. He requests Brigadier Henry Broncon to
gather a unit, composed of the worst inmates from the inescapable
prison, Hades, to investigate what is happening on Godeena. Henry
accepts this task and collects 17 prisoners, each with unique skills.
Among them is Maria, who possesses enormous psychic powers and has a
wicked second personality called Kir.
The unusual team of criminals, led by Broncon, travels to Godeena to
discover what terrors await them there.
discover what terrors await them there.
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Only a
miracle had saved her and the four members of the exploring team. They wore the
latest, state-of-the-art military space suits when they entered the tunnels under
the town of Absolute. The suits protected them from all sorts of radiation and
poisonous gasses. Although the suits could withstand temperatures over
100˚C, they couldn’t stay in such extreme conditions for more than an hour. The
helmets were plated with solar cells that charged the storage cell pack. The
cell packs, in turn, energized a system capable of purifying and
cooling the air in the suit. With the energy stored in the
storage pack, Diana and her friends could work all day before they
were used up. Despite the innovative system, the cell pack was easy to use and
could be customized for each of its users.
With the other four members of the
team, Diana explored underground for hours. They surveyed only a small part of
the complex. When they lost communication with the camp, they came
back to check on whether all was well. They were shocked to see that the camp
was completely destroyed and all their friends were dead. A bluish
haze appeared to settle over everything, making parts of the butchered bodies
even more grotesque. Diana’s deputy, Aron Coller, took off his helmet and ran
anxiously to his wife’s tent at the other end of the camp, but he couldn’t find
her. Diana and the rest of the team watched him with pity. He was behaving like
a madman, turning over the dead that lay around the tents. While they watched,
they noticed a boy appear from the haze like an apparition. Aron ran up to him,
knelt, and gently stroked the boy’s head, watching his large, terrified
grey-black eyes.
“Where were you? Did you see what
happened?”
The boy remained speechless, shaking
his head left to right. Suddenly, he uttered a word in an icy voice that made
them all tremble. “Naughty!”
That’s when they saw behind Aron, a
sight that frightened them out of their wits and froze them on the spot. From
the dense indigo haze, monsters from their worst nightmares
materialized. Filled with horror, they watched the
black armored torsos that spurted forth sharp thorns dripping
greenish liquid. The monsters towered over Aron by more than two feet. Their
heads were long, big-boned, almost-predator like, with huge teeth.
Like wings, they spread their armored, jointed limbs that ended
with long, sharp black edges and on which blazed greenish slime.
In what looked like the last moments
of his life, Aron felt a presentiment of danger and hoped someone
could help him. The monster nearest to him swung and with a single stroke cut
off his head. Blood gushed out of his neck like a geyser. The head rolled on
the ground towards Diana and her team. She trembled to see his eyes, which
showed the final moments of writhing pain.
The monsters jumped on the remnants
of his body and started to butcher it. The little boy was completely sprinkled
with blood, but he didn’t move. He was looking at her team fixedly, muttering
something they couldn’t comprehend. Fear had gripped them, and not
one moved despite the horrible sight. The silence that followed seemed to
last for an eternity.
Suddenly the boy waved his hand. The
monsters disappeared and he was again wholly clean. Once more, he
looked towards Aron’s chopped-up body and in his voice, which was
more like the hoarse grating and raging growl of a prehistoric animal, he
retorted angrily, “Very, very naughty,” then disappeared in the haze just as he
had appeared.
They couldn’t surmise up until then
that they had been lucky because they hadn’t taken off their helmets;
otherwise, they’d have experienced a fate like Aron’s. Diana and rest of the
team lingered for some time, afraid to make any sudden moves.
After giving the incident sufficient
time, Diana made a sign with her hand for the others to move. “You saw what
happened to Aron. Don’t take off your helmets, for there’s a good chance the
boy can’t see us while we’re in these space suits. Let me check what’s
left of our transporter ships and see if they’re in good shape.
You’ll wait for me here.”
Nobody contradicted her decision, so
Diana set off to the runway, knowing very well that the team was as shaken as
she was.
Walking through the haze, she
thought about the boy a couple of times. He was floating like a ghost above the
butchered bodies. All her friends and colleagues were dead. Nobody had been
spared. What horrified her most was his satisfied smile and his
rapture as he bowed and gently touched some of the butchered bodies with his
fingers. Above all, the craziest thing was that he was singing a bizarre song
the whole time:
“You’re very, very, very bad,
Now not worth what you wept,
It’s time to be refunded,
Let life come back to death.
You’re very, very, very bad...”
Stjepan Varesevac-Cobets was born on 12 September 1965 in Split, Croatia. He
lives and works in Kastel Sucurac, where he finished his elementary
and secondary schooling.
lives and works in Kastel Sucurac, where he finished his elementary
and secondary schooling.
At a very young age, he started reading and loved it because, through
books, he traveled to places he could never visit in person. As a
child, he loved fairy tales and adventure but later discovered other
genres. When he found a Jules Verne book in the library, he became
fascinated by science fiction. He has been writing poetry for fifteen
years and has started writing science fiction. Lately, he has also
written children's fairy tales and fables.
books, he traveled to places he could never visit in person. As a
child, he loved fairy tales and adventure but later discovered other
genres. When he found a Jules Verne book in the library, he became
fascinated by science fiction. He has been writing poetry for fifteen
years and has started writing science fiction. Lately, he has also
written children's fairy tales and fables.
He has published, in Croatia, "An Opened Heart" in 2002, "The
Sleepy Way" in 2005, and "Love" in 2006. On Amazon he
has published the poetry collections "The Child of Happiness"
in 2015, science fiction novel "Godeena" in 2015, the
science fiction short story "Butterfly" in 2016, the poetry
collection "When the moon takes over the dream: Love Poetry"
in 2016, and in 2017 the poetry collection "The Flaming Horses:
Collection of poetry". He also translated his new Sci-Fi novel
"The Dream of the Forest".
Sleepy Way" in 2005, and "Love" in 2006. On Amazon he
has published the poetry collections "The Child of Happiness"
in 2015, science fiction novel "Godeena" in 2015, the
science fiction short story "Butterfly" in 2016, the poetry
collection "When the moon takes over the dream: Love Poetry"
in 2016, and in 2017 the poetry collection "The Flaming Horses:
Collection of poetry". He also translated his new Sci-Fi novel
"The Dream of the Forest".
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