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The Final Solution
- Finalist in the global Hugh Howey Booktrack competition -
They started with five hundred, but their numbers are decreasing every day. Exponentially.
Science Officer Brent and Medical Officer Kelley are tasked with discovering who - or what - is picking off colonists from their expeditionary settlement on the seeming Eden of this alien planet.
But science and logic are no match for their rapacious nemesis, as they race to find a solution before their colony becomes unviable and the unthinkable becomes reality.
They started with five hundred, but their numbers are decreasing every day. Exponentially.
Science Officer Brent and Medical Officer Kelley are tasked with discovering who - or what - is picking off colonists from their expeditionary settlement on the seeming Eden of this alien planet.
But science and logic are no match for their rapacious nemesis, as they race to find a solution before their colony becomes unviable and the unthinkable becomes reality.
20 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 17, 2014
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February 16, 2015
An excellent short story, of about 20 pages, based on Hugh Howey's "Halfway Home". I love Hugh Howey's books, and Roz Marshall does a fabulous job here in recreating this world with her own slant on it. This is science fiction I would love to see developed further, and I shall certainly be watching out for this author in the future.
October 1, 2014
Great short story that pulled me in from the beginning and left me wanting more. It's a fast paced horror/sci-fi that has a unique story line. Great read!
September 20, 2014
My 'review', giving some more information about the background of this book:
"The Final Solution" was a finalist in a short story competition run by Booktrack and Hugh Howey to write a story in his "Half Way Home" universe.
My other entry ("Nobody's Hero") was about two minor characters in Hugh's story, so with this one I decided to write about a brand new colony on a different planet.
Here's what Hugh had to say about my story (on his blog): "Roz’s story takes place on a different colony with a new threat. It’s a brutal horror story. You think I kill characters with wild abandon? I’ve got nothing on Roz."
Before I finish, I'd like to thank Hugh for his generosity in letting us use our imaginations to play in his fictitious universe. Hugh - you're awesome :-)
"The Final Solution" was a finalist in a short story competition run by Booktrack and Hugh Howey to write a story in his "Half Way Home" universe.
My other entry ("Nobody's Hero") was about two minor characters in Hugh's story, so with this one I decided to write about a brand new colony on a different planet.
Here's what Hugh had to say about my story (on his blog): "Roz’s story takes place on a different colony with a new threat. It’s a brutal horror story. You think I kill characters with wild abandon? I’ve got nothing on Roz."
Before I finish, I'd like to thank Hugh for his generosity in letting us use our imaginations to play in his fictitious universe. Hugh - you're awesome :-)
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