Shadowtrain

by Colleen Drippe

The Set. First there were six of them, then there were four, then two and finally, one. But who were they? To Peter Owen, who taught philosophy at the college, they were just Angel’s weird friends. They turned up at her parties and they kept to themselves. They didn’t even seem to have much to do with each other, but they belonged together. Owen was sure of that.

But when Owen finally connected with Seven Klade, the long haired young man with a maimed hand, and Angel asked to be introduced, things took a sinister turn. Because they had come on the train, all of them, and they could not free themselves. They would ride again – and so would Owen and Angel.

75 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2025

About the author

Colleen Drippé, surrounded by the usual trappings of the trade (cats and books and wonderful friends who answer technical questions), writes what she wants to read: science fiction and (sometimes) fantasy.

Drawing on a collection of passionate interests like history, linguistics, archæology, philosophy, assorted sciences including forensic anthropology, astronomy and stuff like that, she cooks up novels and short stories, avoids clichés (or at least tries to) and keeps things going on multi-levels of action and deeper speculation. What else would you expect from a life-long science fiction fan?