Onyx

The Movement Trilogy

by Jason Gurley

The last thing that Micah Sparrow wanted was to give up his grandfather's beach house. The happiest years of his life -- from his childhood to his marriage -- have been spent right here beside the Pacific ocean. But when Micah's wife dies unexpectedly, she leaves behind a dream. And as much as Micah loves that beach house, he loved his wife more. So he picks up the dream she never fulfilled.

And he moves to space.

Man has brought Earth to the brink of ruin. Humanity has taken its first baby step into the cosmos, building a fleet of space stations in high Earth orbit. When Micah joins the millions of people who have already stepped off-world, he discovers that the rules have changed, and so has mankind itself.

Onyx is a short story excerpted from the upcoming novel The Settlers: Book 1 of the Movement Series. This trilogy follows humanity as they journey into the depths of space, seeking a future that is anything but certain.

Genres: Science Fiction

76 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 26, 2013

About the author

Jason Gurley is the author of Awake in the World (Roaring Brook, 2019) and Eleanor (Crown, 2016), and co-author of The Edge of Sleep (St. Martin's, 2023). His short fiction appears in the anthologies Loosed Upon the World (Saga, 2015) and Help Fund My Robot Army!!! (2014). He lives and writes in Scappoose, Oregon. More at www.jasongurley.com.

Reviews

[Adrienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting short story.

[Seamus · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is without doubt one of Jason's best. As always, dark but beautiful!