Torkan Tales

By MS ANNE HAMPTON

Two short stories relating to the planet Torka. This can be seen as a sequel to 'The Book And The Ring' - set four centuries later. They are followed by a short Torkan poem.The first, introduces Padrik - a planet rich in minerals and essential to the economy of the Torkan Federation. The native workers who mine the minerals on rigs in the sea and live in townships are disgruntled at their settler masters who live in luxury in the walled city of Gorth. A protest movement has been set up. At the same time a monster is destroying the rigs and consuming people. But when Laura, an adjudicator from Torka is sent to mediate in the dispute, it turns out that there is more to her mission than she realized.In the second, set on Torka, Carmen Carstairs buys a beautiful statuette of a lady, which turns out to contain a vindictive, manipulating spirit within it. This enables Carmen to travel within her own mind back to a moment in her life that she feels most aggrieved by, and extract personal retribution upon the person concerned. But others believe this to be a dangerous gift to grant and are determined to prevent Carmen carrying out her desire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08M7J3QTQ
• ISBN13: 9798555615268
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"