Escape Velocity: Chapter 3 – A brief history of the Orion Arm
Dan WildPrevious chapter Dimble climbed to the podium amid the loud applause of two people over-clapping. “Thank you, thank you…thank you.” Dimble was both nervous and excited. “Today I’ll cover early settlement to the present day, exploring both its positive aspects, while also looking at things we could do better, and things we should not do …
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Tycho’s Crater (Or the True Story of the First Moon Landing)
Dan WildA science fiction story for children. Recommended age: 8-80. Ever since he could crawl and look at the stars, Tycho had loved astronomy. He lived on a farm called Twinkling Creek, and when the night was clear, the sky was dotted with a thousand crystals. On his 5th birthday, Tycho got a star map. He …
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Escape Velocity: Chapter 2 – From the heart
Dan WildTales from the Orion Arm: Book 3 Previous chapter Two moths entered the lecture theatre and danced near the stage lights. Dimble would now have an audience of eight, if he counted the hawk moths. A Tentacled Shrew strode anxiously into the hall, but only because she had forgotten one of her eight gloves. Two …
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Escape Velocity: Chapter 1 – Moonlake
Dan WildTales from the Orion Arm: Book 3 They filed out of the hall, bustling with excitement. A bearded young man in hipster jeans, brows furrowed, chatted to a young Sirian woman, who gave him her full attention. Everyone gives Zeen Crawdex their full attention. Crawdex looked around as if someone had called his name, or …
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Space Juice: Chapter 40 – Great Elevator
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. “Damn! By the red sludge of the Zorgons, where am I?” Chuck Marley thought he must have slept 20 hours. Or overdosed on Gelsem X, the equivalent of falling into a coma. His previous record asleep was 18 hours. The reflection in a metal cabinet shocked him. “My hair, my priceless haircut! I’ll …
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Space Juice: Chapter 39 – Friend of Man from the Stars
Dan WildPreceding Chapter.. They braced themselves, trying to remember the instructions given to SpaceBus passengers in an emergency. The warning system told them to do it anyway, though it was probably useless: “Brace position! Photon Annihilation event imminent.” Gaston Dimble huddled in a corner, hands clasped behind head, head upon knees. If he held himself any …
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Space Juice: Chapter 38 – Visualising your ideal state
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. His loneliness lasted a second, snapped by the vibrating flablet. It was Thuris Thranganis, without his glasses. He stared at Chuck Marley from his terminal, his eyes larger without his lenses. “Mr Marley, you’re alive! I thought by now–” Static. Something was distorting the connection. “I’ve bought us some time. Not much time.” …
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Space Juice: Chapter 37 – Sleep mode
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Four minutes left. There were more controls here than in a Jovian Sports Coupe, where half of them were for display only. None of the buttons had labels. …Except for one. In the bottom left corner a small unassuming knob had the words ‘On’ and ‘Off’, displayed above and below it. Without thinking …
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Space Juice: Chapter 36 – Death dance
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. “Watch and know.” The source of this voice was not Rothball Hazard, Acting Chief Scientist, Head of Roboto-Genetic-Engineering, madman and pantomime villain… It came from within, and Marley immediately guessed its meaning. His intuition activated at just the right moment, knowing what he should watch, what he should know. Actually, it was what …
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Space Juice: Chapter 35 – Countdown to destiny
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Chuck Marley descended further into the dungeon laboratories. In his mind’s eye, Professor Gaston Dimble and scientist Thuris Thranganis followed him as guardians. Perhaps, after all, they were friends. An image of Gaston bobbled before him, begging him to reclaim the Antlers so he would have a chance to look at the Sablic …
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