Waking up on a strange planet can be scary enough, but waking up on a strange living planet can be scarier. How did Mercy get there and more importantly, how will she get off?
Four rather plain middle aged women are part of a 2,000 year mission to settle a distant planet, using cryogenics and genetic engineering to stay alive long enough. Yes, genetic engineering. And a long time.
A Character Sketches of Sketchy Characters Story "According to the official biography, the Voyushchiye Volki (voi-YU-shi-a VOL-kee) are part of the naval defense force that protects the Union Tatarovsky from space piracy prevalent throughout the interstellar backwaters in which their systems are located. For those who know better however, the Howling Wolves, as the name translates, can at best, be described as corsairs." - Lt Commander Havrus Fal Durning, Academian 1st Class, Galactic Naval Academy, Orndim Prime.
Dylan and his mother Sophie wake deep inside an alien ship, torn from their ordinary lives by a blinding flash. What starts as an abduction becomes a test of endurance: an alien mind, alien rules, and only one person to trust — a slow-burn story of survival, power, and intimacy at the very edge of the known universe.
A Story in the Ruby Red Universe
This story will tie together the What and Why the people and organizations in Ruby Red are doing so many strange things. In general, each group have done what they think is best. Li Wu, The Baron and few others know the Earth's fate and have tried to put a course of action in-place. Steve is the missing link that will put religious mantras aside, replaced with solid social actions. Some might call Steve the 'Anti-Christ' but others will follow without derision. It will take a long time.
A Personalia story Part of the Personalia universe
An infestation can be of many kinds. Tiny animals inside a spacecraft can be awkward, especially for an intelligent spaceship.