Ascension

by Drew Wagar

"A tale of what might happen when an example of sophisticated technology is suddenly thrust upon a backward culture steeped in religion. Ascension tells the story of a young woman alienated from her culture, and wondering if there is anything beyond the realm of her immediate experiences…"

NB : To readers. This is a free creative-commons licensed ebook, and is available as such from the author's website at http://www.wagar.org.uk in Kindle format. It has been uploaded to Amazon officially by the author in order to prevent unauthorised uploads by ebook pirates which Amazon is unable to prevent. This message will be removed once Amazon sets the price to £/$/€ 0.00 (request outstanding). Any monies received by the author via Amazon in the interim will be donated to charity.

Genres: Ebooks

24 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 2010

About the author

Drew Wagar is a science fiction and fantasy author, living in the UK. He is the author of the Hegira Series, the Shadeward Saga, The Midnight Chronicles, the Elect Saga and the official Elite Dangerous novelisations.

You can join a mailing list and discover more about Drew's books at his website.

www.drewwagar.com

Reviews

[Clackamas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short story, but it's good. It was predictable, but left me wanting more. Wagar's vocabulary and writing style are excellent.

This is my favorite passage:

"Original thinking could wait until one had earned the position. To do that, you needed to tread a well trodden path and hold your tongue when appropriate, perhaps even say one thing and mean another."

Who hasn't felt like that?

[Glenda Breaux · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too short for thr real conflict to play out. I would have glad fir 20 more pages where the context and consequences we elucidated.

[Piotr Kalinowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Almost nothing happens here, so it's difficult to write a review...

[Marko · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very nice little story! :)