Passing in the Night

By Michael Kingswood
Published by SSN Storytelling
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Published: Aug. 06, 2011
Words: 12,314 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466110267

Short description

The starliner Pericles is en route to Earth from the Gliese system with a full load of passengers and cargo. Carlton, the pilot on shift in the middle of the transit, is resigned to an extremely boring year, with little to do except monitor instruments. Then sensors detect an object ahead, and what he and his shipmates discover will change their view of the universe. 12,200 words.

Extended description

The starliner Pericles is en route to Earth from the Gliese system with a full load of passengers and cargo. Carlton, the pilot on shift for one year in the middle of the transit, is resigned to an extremely boring year, with little to do except monitor instruments. Then sensors detect an unexpected object ahead, and what he and his shipmates discover will change their conception of the universe forever.

Passing in the Night received an Honorable Mention in the 2nd Quarter 2011 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest.

Passing in the Night is a 12,200 word novelette.

Tags

science fiction, aliens, space travel, first contact, hard science fiction, starship, novelette

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