Hot Jupiter

“Why, oh why, did I volunteer for this?” Dytis cried out moments before the jump. He looked down at the swirling clouds of the gas giant. The shapes and swirls were mesmerising, like an endless cup of latte and him being the sugar cube ready to dip inside. Hope he Read more…

Robo-Dune

  Herb really liked Dune, so he made a planet just like it. In the beginning it was just an amusement park costing something short of a quadrillion dollars, a rough estimate at that. As the colossal project went into development and years went by, people forgot what it was Read more…

Viking Shipbuilding

The Vikings built ships. That was what they were good at. They built ships, and they sharpened their weapons, and they sailed the stars to find planets to pillage. They also liked women. Or men, depending on the individual Viking’s preference. They sailed for years and always came back home Read more…

Laser Showers

They dropped him off at the inhospitable moon. “Yugo,” his mentor said, “good luck. I hope you ate your greens.” That last bit was a little random. Yugo didn’t know what he was talking about, but didn’t pay any attention to his words. He really had a lot on his Read more…