VOY: Walking Across Egypt (summary)
Macedon
Chakotay, Tuvok, and the away-team run foul of the bedouin-like natives
who take them captive...though not all the captives are treated equally.
Tuvok and Chakotay are forced to work together to get their people out.
Told in 1st person, from Chakotay's POV.
This is the fifth in a series which began with "Talking Stick".
Previous stories include "Circle," (by Peg Robinson), "A Cherished
Alienation" (by myself), and "The Red Queen's Repose," (by Peg
Robinson). All are available in the a.s.c archives.
The title is a respectful nod to Clyde Edgerton, an author whose work I
admire emmensely, though both the style and theme of WALKING ACROSS
EGYPT differs substantially from this little story. Edgerton is one of
those writers whom other writers read to see "how it's done". His
characterization is brilliant, his language style deceptively simple.
The man is such a high-calibre stylist that one isn't even aware just
how much skill went into the crafting until one thinks about it. The
title "Walking across Egypt" actually comes from the "hymn" included at
the end of the book. As soon as I conceived of the planet "Egypt" it
popped into my head and would not leave. In addition to being a writer,
Edgerton is--like Charles de Lint--a talented folk musician.
Macedon