45. Taming the Laser Leopard (a novelette)

The Kickstarter for TIGER BLUES is live nowhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harujinshounds/tiger-blues-a-queer-alt-history-steampunk-novel?ref=discovery&term=tiger%20blues&total_hits=20&category_id=47“Taming the Laser Leopard” is a standalone novelette in my Yang-Yoshiko Universe, a prequel to “Tiger Blues” that tells the story of a young Olive Yang's wedding. A trio of uncouth pirates stumble into the wedding reception of Brumese princess and genderqueer gunslinger Olive Yang, future opium kingpin who will transform the opiumtrafficking industry in Burma's Golden Triangle. Also, Olive has no interest in men, and not only did they sneak their girlfriend into the party, but they're also trying to flirt up the busty young secretary from Rangoon while getting raucously drunk. Other guests at the wedding include a nosey CIA agent and his KMT counterpart, the two of whom are in the early stages of Operation Midnight Climax and Project MK Ultra; a one-eyed bandit trying to use his x-ray vision tovisually undress the bridesmaids; an avante-garde poet who's written a scandalous poet about the bride; and a Burmese admiral who still holds a grudge for the scam he fell pray to at the hands of our pirate heroine.Jason Shannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. He has published 6 novels - The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin, The Moon Panther, Rain's Agenda, The Rise and Fall of Chaz Oregano, and Attila the Valley Girl - as well as several short stories. Visitwww.jasonmshannon.com to read the shortstories, as well as novel excerpts, or for links to download/buy. All novels are available in print and ebook. Chaz, Zimmer, Attila, and One Night in Ikh Khulan are available in audiobook.Buymy ebooks/audiobooks https://www.jasonmshannon.com/storeUpcomingshows:HottestStreet Sale July 12FlamboroughBook Fair July 13MidlandComiccon July 20Wordon the Street Sept 27/28Audiobookfor Rain's Agenda available now!Audiobookfor The Moon Panther coming soonFollowmy social media @harujinshounds