Published: Sep. 08, 2011
Words: 3,371 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465796721

Short description

Calder is normally a kick-ass hype comm tech, but because she's too afraid to transport via interstellar body faxing, she's spending time and credits to travel home the old-fashioned way by space ship. Then she discovers the pilgrim ship won't be making its scheduled stop for her transfer. Instead, the ship will end in everyone's destruction—as planned.

Extended description

Calder is normally a kick-ass hype comm tech, but because she's too afraid to transport via interstellar body faxing, she's spending time and credits to travel home the old-fashioned way by space ship. Then she discovers through her Paradise Operating Interface (in the form of a Red Messenger devil, no less) that the pilgrim ship won't be making its scheduled stop for her transfer. Instead, the ship will end in everyone's destruction—as planned.

David Brin wrote: "Death and Faxes, by Vincent Miskell, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at travel in the future. . . ."

This short story is by the author of Godspeed Inc.: A Naomi Kinder Adventure (available free on Smashwords) and Rescuing the Future: A Naomi Kinder Novel, also available on Smashwords.

Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.

Tags

science fiction, space travel, black holes, heroic female character, teleportion

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Review by: Joy Smith on Sep. 12, 2011 :
What's a girl to do when trapped on a spaceship with a few hundred crazed religious fanatics who plan to end the ship's journey and the ship--forever? So it really is only one way, Calder realized; she'd thought they'd stop to drop her off at her destination first.

This was a fun story with interesting characters, and I'd like to see more of Calder's adventures, and I don't want to see any of them ended...
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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