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Discovery on Planet 44
The last great mystery of the universe: Are we alone?
In the far future, Science Officer Kellen Watts is just waking up from cryosleep. He knows the odds of finding life on other planets, even remnants of life, is roughly jack squat—but there’s always a chance. The fame alone would be worth the countless cryosleep hangovers and years lost back home.
Their small team finds promising scans on the 44th planet in a forgotten system—possibly even the remnants of life. It’s the best lead humanity’s found in three hundred years.
But what they find could have far reaching, horrific, implications.
Find out why we may not want to find alien life after all. And what does confetti have to do with it?
Read on if you’re up for a first contact story that will give you an existential crisis.
A 5,600 word short story.
In the far future, Science Officer Kellen Watts is just waking up from cryosleep. He knows the odds of finding life on other planets, even remnants of life, is roughly jack squat—but there’s always a chance. The fame alone would be worth the countless cryosleep hangovers and years lost back home.
Their small team finds promising scans on the 44th planet in a forgotten system—possibly even the remnants of life. It’s the best lead humanity’s found in three hundred years.
But what they find could have far reaching, horrific, implications.
Find out why we may not want to find alien life after all. And what does confetti have to do with it?
Read on if you’re up for a first contact story that will give you an existential crisis.
A 5,600 word short story.
25 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 19, 2020
1 person want to read
About the author
Samuel Fleming
50 books12 followersSamuel Fleming is a Science Fiction and Fantasy author.
He grew up in Maryland, spending most of his time swimming and writing. The thing about swimming is that it gives you a lot of time to daydream, so the two hobbies complemented each other well. Idle dray dreams turned into stories, some of which stuck with him for years. These days he swims a little less and writes a lot more.
He loves a good story no matter the medium: Books, TV, video games, comics, tabletop RPG’s, or podcasts–most of which he attempts to share with his wife and three kids, and occasionally on his blog.
He grew up in Maryland, spending most of his time swimming and writing. The thing about swimming is that it gives you a lot of time to daydream, so the two hobbies complemented each other well. Idle dray dreams turned into stories, some of which stuck with him for years. These days he swims a little less and writes a lot more.
He loves a good story no matter the medium: Books, TV, video games, comics, tabletop RPG’s, or podcasts–most of which he attempts to share with his wife and three kids, and occasionally on his blog.
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