Thruster

by Linda Ciletti

A Short Story - As Starship 9 heads for impending doom, Nadya distracts her thoughts in an ancient paperback book. Suddenly, the ship lurches forward and she strikes her head. When Nadya wakes, she finds herself in another time, and in a situation that could change history and the fate of her vessel.

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First published June 26, 2011

About the author

Linda Ciletti grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she discovered her love for classic fairytales during her many childhood visits to the Hazelwood public library. She now resides in the beautiful Western Pennsylvanian suburbs. She is a member of the Greensburg Writers’ Group, Ligonier Valley Writers, and a former member of Romance Writers of America. Linda exhibits her love of fairytales, romance, and happily ever afters in the genres of medieval historical, time travel paranormal, contemporary, and fantasy. Her novel, Draegon’s Lair, won the Epic Award for best historical romance. Other works include KnightStalker, Dream of the Archer, Lady Quest, and Faerie Dust. She is currently working on a sequel to Faerie Dust called Faerie Knights. When not serving the writing muse, she immerses herself in illustration and graphics, doing photography, virtual world content creation, and book cover design.

Reviews

[Ronnae Stately · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nadya is a pilot on a ship headed to a black hole and suddenly she gets shifted into the past by a jolt from the ship. The past she gets sent to happens to coincide with the book she was reading while flying the ship with its 350 passengers left of Earth's planet. While in the past she is kidnapped by one clan and saves the leader of another clan. When she finds the sword of the leader who helps her escape she is thrust back into reality and saves the day when she pushes a lever that pushes the ship out of the black holes gravitational pull. She then meets a man who looks like her hero in her story and who knows where that will lead her in the future.