Published: Dec. 03, 2011
Words: 4,504 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465936486

Description

On Christmas Eve, somewhere out in the Asteroid Belt, a lonely prospector happens across something he never expected to find. This ebook is intended to be free; if your retailer is charging for it, please notify them and check competing retailers like Smashwords for the free copy.

Tags

artificial intelligence, christmas, aliens, space, childbirth, asteroid mining

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Review by: Anusha Bai on Dec. 05, 2011 :
A motley crew of characters, Christmas eve in space and an exciting discovery.

Futuristic and heartwarming at the same time. Loved it!
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Review by: Nimravus on Dec. 03, 2011 :
Larry Nivenesque - which is a good thing.

The writing is clear and economical, the story-line uncluttered, which is necessary in so short a story, but with enough hints as back story to be engaging.

I'd like to learn more about Rob Stabler (punning surname notwithstanding), the interplanetary milieu he's part of and, of course, his new-found friend.

Oh - I realise I haven't said that I enjoyed reading the story - I did!

BTW: Small typo on page 2 (HTML version, default settings)"2208 Phobos" is given as "2008 Phobos".
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