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Eight Minutes Until the End of the World
On the Tridak ship, an alien utters the worst thing an alien can ever say: "Oops!" And on Earth in NASA's latest project, the Mercury Probe Orbiter, John Fanchett makes the fateful announcement: "Sir, we got a big problem. The sun is going nova."
The problem is, John only has eight minutes before the end of planet Earth, to solve the mystery of an alien language and his own survival.
Bonus short story: The Emergence
The Emergence has always loved her captain, and as aliens endanger her, she must take steps to avoid what could be a horrible blunder with alien intelligence. For the Emergence is one of the first artificially intelligent spaceships.
The problem is, John only has eight minutes before the end of planet Earth, to solve the mystery of an alien language and his own survival.
Bonus short story: The Emergence
The Emergence has always loved her captain, and as aliens endanger her, she must take steps to avoid what could be a horrible blunder with alien intelligence. For the Emergence is one of the first artificially intelligent spaceships.
25 pages, ebook
First published April 28, 2012
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June 14, 2013
Saw this here on Goodreads and gave it a shot since I absolutely love short stories, especially sci-fi short stories.
The first story is "Eight Minutes Until the End of the World". It's what I would consider slightly longer than a 'flash fiction' story. The premise is a bit of a humorous look at an alien 'accident' that affects humans. And strawberries.
The second story is "The Emergence", about twice as long as the first one. I enjoyed this one even more than the first story. A sentient ship AI has to come to the aid of her captain.
As the first story is so short, I am glad she included The Emergence.
After reading these two stories, I am sure I will also enjoy the other short story I purchased, "Name of a King".
The first story is "Eight Minutes Until the End of the World". It's what I would consider slightly longer than a 'flash fiction' story. The premise is a bit of a humorous look at an alien 'accident' that affects humans. And strawberries.
The second story is "The Emergence", about twice as long as the first one. I enjoyed this one even more than the first story. A sentient ship AI has to come to the aid of her captain.
As the first story is so short, I am glad she included The Emergence.
After reading these two stories, I am sure I will also enjoy the other short story I purchased, "Name of a King".
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