The Orange Hills of Eron, by Frank W. Clark

Painting of two soldiers in camouflage helmets and fatigues, rifles in hand, creeping through dense green jungle foliage

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 26 (June 2000). Illustration: “Eron” by Patrick Stacy Incoming balon rockets screamed across the night sky, the light from their massive discharges reflecting in web-like patterns off low-hanging clouds. At the edge of the jungle, giant magnetron generators held the Confederation's command center disrupter-fields in place. From the orange … Continue reading The Orange Hills of Eron, by Frank W. Clark →