The Evolutionary Void (95 page)

“I won’t,” Edeard said quietly.

“Well, I’d best be off. I expect you two have a lot to talk about.” He
started walking briskly down the road.

“Wait,” Edeard called after him. “Where are you going?”

“Onward,” the Lionwalker replied with a wave. “Always onward.”

P
ETER
F. H
AMILTON
is the author of numerous novels, including
The Temporal
Void, The Dreaming Void, Judas Unchained, Pandora’s Star, Fallen Dragon
,
and the acclaimed epic Night’s Dawn trilogy (
The Reality
Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist
, and
The Naked
God
). He lives with his family in England.

The
Evolutionary Void
is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination
or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or
persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.