Nothing ruins a good cup of kaff than a spider
teleporting on board… and these were in the six-foot-business-suite-and-tie
range, carrying blasters and a sense of entitlement like you wouldn’t believe.
They gave me a job to do, and held my ship hostage while I went to do it—and
*that’s* when everything went all to Hell. Exactly how I’m gonna get us out of
this one, is a mystery to me. First step, though, is to bust Mack and the ship
right out of their eight-legged claws. Piece of cake. Right?
Mack ‘n’ Me: Arach is the third science-fiction novel set in the Odyssey universe. Cutter is running with Mack and his merry band of
space-faring freelancers, and, outside the occasional contract, Odyssey are
leaving them well alone.
NOTE: The main character
swears like a sailor, and the support cast aren’t much better. If swears bother
you, then this story may not be to your taste.
