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The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1) QUOTES

The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1) QUOTES

1 " Then it seemed that the Colonel was going on about the Space Race and the Cold War. “…Did you really think that your country’s Apollo 1 disaster was an accident? It is Mother Russia that will conquer these new worlds first, not you! It will be a Red Moon that the West sees at night! "

― C.G. Faulkner , The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1)

2 " Without boring you with the specifics, I will tell you that it is an experimental ‘truth-serum’ formula, many times more powerful than sodium pentothal or SP-17; with properties in common with LSD, which is enjoyed recreationally by many in your country’s ‘counter-culture’. I’m afraid this formula will be decidedly unpleasant. SP-17 had the unfortunate side-effect of leaving the subject somewhat sane afterward. This, which we call ‘Veritas X’, will most likely lead to permanent madness… "

― C.G. Faulkner , The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1)

3 " The third face was middle-aged, with coal-black eyes and a neatly trimmed goatee. He wore an out of style fedora and a poorly-tailored, cheap suit. He was most definitely KGB. The man reached down and pocketed Jeff’s Makarov, and introduced himself.
“I am Colonel Vladimir Blagov with state security. Put your hands on your head and slowly stand. You are under arrest. "

― C.G. Faulkner , The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1)

4 " Jeff’s’ father, Ethan Fortner, World War Two and Korean War hero, and one of the original agents of ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan’s post-war Central Intelligence Agency, sat in the chair before him. He had a tumbler of single-malt Scotch in his hand, and a Cuban cigar in the other. It was 1958, and his father was chastising him, again. Ethan Fortner was a patriot, and a legend in the intelligence community; but he was also a high functioning alcoholic and a bitter widower, ever since the day of Jeff’s birth. "

― C.G. Faulkner , The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1)

5 " Jeff cautiously peeked above-deck. The Captain was headed towards the pilot-house, still holding his shotgun at the ready. As soon as he turned his back to enter the pilot-house, Fortner dashed across the deck after him. He burst through the doorway and fired into the radio just as the Captain had flipped the ‘transmit’ switch. The Captain swung about the shotgun barrel, knocking the Luger from Jeff’s hand. Jeff grabbed the barrel and the two of them began struggling over possession of the weapon. They collided with every surface in the cramped room. "

― C.G. Faulkner , The Edge of Reality (The Jeff Fortner Trilogy #1)