In 2193, deep-space mining depends on support from the two-bit dictator of Mars, but a rancher from Earth turned investigator uncovers a secret that threatens to bring down the entire system.
An accident dumps Sebastian, an A.I. he programmed while drunk, and a stowaway with a nuclear weapon into unknown space. Can they pilot their ship, the Space Sloth, through unknown dangers and survive? And not kill each other?
With the help of a fugitive AI robot, a teenager framed by the most powerful organization on Earth, sets out to clear his name and expose a dark and terrible truth to the world.
This was cool. I think that's one of the best ways to put it. The first chapter reminds me of the excitement of Contact, with enough geeky tidbits to keep it realistic and very believable.
14-year-old amateur radio DJ Andy discovers a mysterious, seemingly magical radio signal that leads her to a bizarre radio station in the middle of the woods. The secrets inside will change her and her tiny hometown forever.
I've got to agree with Ben on this one. The different different directions that this story could take are boggling, but with an opener like that, it's certain to become quite an exciting adventure.
Her people destroyed, her brain removed from her body and her mind wiped, she is placed in a virtual reality environment, but when she breaks out of it, she finds she is in control of the orbital station above their planet.
14-year-old amateur radio DJ Andy discovers a mysterious, seemingly magical radio signal that leads her to a bizarre radio station in the middle of the woods. The secrets inside will change her and her tiny hometown forever.
Coming crashing out of the gate with a delightful (albeit tragic!) first chapter, this work shows great promise. I'm left with just as much curiosity as the protagonist!
After spending the first 24 years of her life in a fallout bunker with only a humanoid robot for company, a young woman surfaces, only to discover the remnants of a global alien war – one that never truly ended.
