Published: March 08, 2012
Words: 6,466 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476213613

Short description

After his home planet is destroyed Jeff Koenig is given the thankless task of settling a newly terraformed planet, a job that would be much easier of pessimistic Dr. Bella Lawson wasn't predicting the imminent destruction of the planet. The new colony will be out of contact with the rest of humanity for only seventy days, and by Day 1, everything has gone wrong.

Extended description

After alien ships have invaded the human territories, destroying planets and sending the survivors fleeing to Earth, the Terran government orders the refugees to settle a new planet. One that has just been terraformed.

Jeff Koenig, one of the few survivors from the Delious system, leads a team of scientists to the planet Dauphin to rebuild his life. They have 70 days until the ship returns with the first wave of colonists, but from Day 1 everything goes wrong.

As the days count down, the colonists watch the skies and pray that the Hurluk won't find them, or Earth, before they are rescued.

Published in M-BRANE #5 May of 2009

Tags

romance, scifi, science fiction, space travel, exploration, scifi romance, sfr

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Review by: Adam McCullough on Aug. 19, 2012 :
I agree with the previous reviewer. I would like to see this story expanded into a full novel.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jamie Heppner on June 05, 2012 :
The title says it all; this story is out of this world. Literally... In the space of a few pages Liana manages to bring you on a trip into a world where politics mix with space travel, and just like our own world, when the government gets their hands on something, it usually goes poorly.

Add in a dash of danger, terraforming, volcanoes and a little love, and you get a great read.

This story is a short, so be prepared for a couple unanswered questions, but perhaps one day Liana will consider taking this world to new heights, and more pages!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jamie Heppner on April 30, 2012 :
Read this little ditty in a single sitting. The idea is geat and the work was very well written. It is short, but I believe that is the idea. I can see this work being expanded some day into a much larger, and much more detailed work.
I highly recommend reading this, and any other work by Liana Brooks. Her work is top knotch and always engaging.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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