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Off World
Does space make you paranoid?
Was The Corporation harboring a dark secret on the off world mining colony to protect their bottom line?
Christopher Carter loved to explore. He was a specialist in his field back home on earth, and travel to a moon that orbited a gas giant 120 times the size of his home planet was the opportunity of a lifetime.
This would be his first deep space assignment, and he'd wanted this contract more than anything else in the world; except for his family, of course. And he didn't have to choose one or the other.
It was amazing how things worked out --Until they didn't.
Everyone was hiding something at the facility, and it didn't take long to figure out they were hiding it from him. Unfortunately for Christopher, the truth would prove to be far more horrifying than anything he could ever have imagined.
Was The Corporation harboring a dark secret on the off world mining colony to protect their bottom line?
Christopher Carter loved to explore. He was a specialist in his field back home on earth, and travel to a moon that orbited a gas giant 120 times the size of his home planet was the opportunity of a lifetime.
This would be his first deep space assignment, and he'd wanted this contract more than anything else in the world; except for his family, of course. And he didn't have to choose one or the other.
It was amazing how things worked out --Until they didn't.
Everyone was hiding something at the facility, and it didn't take long to figure out they were hiding it from him. Unfortunately for Christopher, the truth would prove to be far more horrifying than anything he could ever have imagined.
98 pages, Paperback
Published February 22, 2018
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Kimberly Adkins
13 books120 followersKimberly Adkins resides in Nashville, Tennessee, Music City USA. She is an avid artist who works with oils, acrylics and water colors. She also spends time song writing and sometimes singing when they make her.
Kimberly is a member of Romance Writers of America, but also has a strong background in Science Fiction Fantasy and collects dragons as well as studies the superstring theory.
For Kimberly, romance writing is a wonderful and appealing outlet of magic, because passion is truly real, and Fate lines up to reward the faithful who believe that love holds a power beyond our understanding and dreams can have a chance to come true.
Her inspirations come from various forms of writing and music and she lists Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Anne Rice and R.A. Salvatore as authors she is passionate about.
Musical influences include Duran Duran, The Changelings, Enya, Tori Amos and David Bowie, but she says there is nothing more inspiring than a bottle of Merlot and the soundtrack for the movie Dune during a thunderstorm.
When she is not wiritng and generally getting into any other trouble, Kimberly can be found playing World of Warcraft where she enjoys the company of other like minded people she considers to be great friends.
Kimberly is a member of Romance Writers of America, but also has a strong background in Science Fiction Fantasy and collects dragons as well as studies the superstring theory.
For Kimberly, romance writing is a wonderful and appealing outlet of magic, because passion is truly real, and Fate lines up to reward the faithful who believe that love holds a power beyond our understanding and dreams can have a chance to come true.
Her inspirations come from various forms of writing and music and she lists Terry Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Anne Rice and R.A. Salvatore as authors she is passionate about.
Musical influences include Duran Duran, The Changelings, Enya, Tori Amos and David Bowie, but she says there is nothing more inspiring than a bottle of Merlot and the soundtrack for the movie Dune during a thunderstorm.
When she is not wiritng and generally getting into any other trouble, Kimberly can be found playing World of Warcraft where she enjoys the company of other like minded people she considers to be great friends.
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April 24, 2018
Christopher Carter, ex-marine, awakes from stasis feeling groggy and unwell. Now a civilian, he has landed his dream job with a mining corporation working on a planet right at the edge of the explored section of our galaxy, and with the added bonus that he has been allowed to bring his family along - his beloved wife and two young daughters Luce and Mara. Off World by Kimberly Adkins chronicles how on waking, Christopher’s first concern is for them and even in his groggy, disoriented state, he is demanding to see them. Trying not to get off to a bad start in his new job, things settle down when he is introduced to his new colleagues and he starts to explore his strange new planet - a planet devoid of life which orbits a spectacular gas giant. Overcoming some initial cognitive problems, things start to go well for him as he discovers new sources of material for his employers. Apart from the strange rule that employees must not socialise or mingle, his family have settled in and his daughters are excelling at their schoolwork. All seems to be moving along nicely until strange events during the exploration of some underground caves start to unbalance Christopher’s mind; events which culminate in an astonishing denouement where he is faced with having to decide the very nature of his consciousness and reality.
Off World is a spooky tale in classic science fiction format. A short novella of less than eighty pages it nevertheless manages to develop great atmosphere and solid believable characters. Initially I found Christopher somewhat over-obsessed with his family but as the story unfolds, the reason for this becomes apparent. The narrative moves along at a brisk pace - I would have liked to know a bit more about the planet or moon on which the story is set but overall, it is a worthy addition to the genre. Sci-fi aficionados will not be disappointed.
Off World is a spooky tale in classic science fiction format. A short novella of less than eighty pages it nevertheless manages to develop great atmosphere and solid believable characters. Initially I found Christopher somewhat over-obsessed with his family but as the story unfolds, the reason for this becomes apparent. The narrative moves along at a brisk pace - I would have liked to know a bit more about the planet or moon on which the story is set but overall, it is a worthy addition to the genre. Sci-fi aficionados will not be disappointed.
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