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Posts covering The Maelstroms of Europa: both the opera and the short story.

The Maelstroms of Europa: PART 5

Carnifex lay quietly gasping on his rock. It was only a few seconds, though, before he managed some deep, calming breaths. He would not beg or whimper or give up. He would not let her break him. He lied there, trying … Continue reading

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The Maelstroms of Europa: PART 4

LetsGo was a stupid name for a robot. To say that LetsGo was a triumph of Form at the expense of Function would be only half correct. It was the epitome of the tin-can tinker-toy, puttering about the frozen fields … Continue reading

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The Maelstroms of Europa: PART 3

Sponde thought of the sunrise. Not because he may have seen his last (which he hadn’t), nor even because he was homesick (which he was). No, Sponde thought of the sunrise because he was watching his gargantuan coworker slowly lift … Continue reading

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The Maelstroms of Europa: PART 2

“Fortunato!” reverberated in her head, like a dozen tennis balls bouncing in an industrial-sized wok. Lorelei stood in statuesque rictus, implacable as a machine; fitting, since she was anywhere from forty-five to sixty-percent machine, depending on personal definition and depth of observation. … Continue reading

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The Maelstroms of Europa: PART 1

The perverse chorus of screams and howls was underscored horribly by wrenching metal, explosive bolts of lightning, and most troublingly: shrieking winds. Had the ship’s oxygen field been compromised? Were they measuring their lives in minutes, or seconds? Captain Elena … Continue reading

Maelstroms of Europa, Stories