Taste of Cyn

Under Strain And Caviomorphs

By Cynthia Sax on April 23, 2021

Photo Taken By And Indirectly Purchased From: Pezibear

Under Strain, the second Rebel Cyborgs story, is set on Rohini 9, a dinosaur planet. The main predators are velociraptor-like theropods. The presence of a predator implies the existence of prey.

The main prey for the theropods are caviomorphs. I joke that caviomorphs are R.O.U.S. es or Rodents Of Unusual Size, a reference to the giant rat-like creatures in The Princess Bride. (grins)

Here on Earth, present day caviomorphs include the guinea pig, capybara and the chinchilla rat. The caviomorphs on Rohini 9 are MUCH larger. They are very similar to the Josephoartigasia monesi, an extinct rodent that lived about 4 to 2 million years ago. Josephoartigasia monesi might have weighed up to a ton. It was HUGE.

Rodents often make an appearance on planets. Earth rodents hitchhiked on ships and other means of transport, expanding their range to cover the entire planet. I suspect space rodents would do the same, extending their range to include the entire universe.

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Under Strain

A damaged cyborg warrior is hunted by a peace-loving human female.

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Strain is severely malfunctioning. The D Model cyborg was the sole survivor after a horrific decision was made by his cruel manufacturers. He hates all humans, and when he attacks one who is under his cyborg leader’s protection, he is reprimanded, stripped of his weapons, and told to watch and not actively participate in the next mission.

That mission takes place on a small remote planet. Its lush terrain should only be inhabited by the cyborgs they were sent to rescue, but Strain senses another presence on the surface. She is watching him, tracking him, hunting him.

A fully operational cyborg would end her lifespan.

Strain wants to claim her. Forever.

Kamyelle is the only one left of her kind. Warriors have killed the other nonviolent human inhabitants of her planet. She survived…barely…by hiding in the trees, observing her enemies, and covering herself with lifeform scan-concealing mud.

When a handsome, gray-skinned, brilliant-blue-eyed male arrives, surrounded by weapon-carrying warriors, she has to save him. Warriors harm and they kill. That is what they do.

She won’t allow them to hurt Strain.

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Under Strain is a STANDALONE Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

It features a broken warrior, a human female who thinks he’s perfect, and velociraptor-like dinosaurs who view them both as light, tasty snacks.

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