{"product_id":"dispatches-from-the-galaxy-a-space-opera-novella-trio-9781948890571","title":"Dispatches from the Galaxy: A Space Opera Novella Trio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Dispatches from the Galaxy Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA generation ship with an impossible problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA food supply planet at risk of starvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA faster-than-light space communication network in danger of collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Kari Kilgore on a trio of exciting Space Opera novella adventures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Changes Cascade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue Warrell, Systems and Security Chief aboard Expedition Mission Bellagos, fought long and hard for a one-way trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProtecting the lives of over eight thousand people and the generation ship they call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a failed systems update tests Sue and her team to their limits, a crew member's disappearance pushes disaster into the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Sue find the truth before Bellagos passes the breaking point?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestricted Species\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarth Wars veteran Jim Turhan loves his quiet life on supply planet Mossera 4, teaching the art and science of xeno-farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen crops all over Mossera 4 begin to fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Jim discover the cause before starvation, or worse, turns his dream life into a nightmare?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Becalmed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitan, the most valuable substance in the human universe, only comes from one planet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that planet has a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe TransGalactic Corporation sends Luis Ahmad on a desperate mission to help the human colony on Bitanthra.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Luis save the colony and communications across the galaxy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpts from \u003cem\u003eDispatches from the Galaxy\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The Changes Cascade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Evans took a deep breath. \"Senior Tech McHugh is missing. I made sure to investigate before I brought this to you, ma'am.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"You're forgetting the geo-sensor.\" Sue tapped the tiny bump hidden in the hair above her right ear. \"Mr. McHugh would not simply disappear, even if he \u003cem\u003ecould\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The tracking screen was the first thing I checked. Pull it up if you could, please, and we'll make sure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"One missing,\" she whispered. \"Even if he were dead...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She switched over to the report on McHugh, and a deeper chill ran through her. The yellow of Invalid flashed behind his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not one other person showed that impossible status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRestricted Species\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"The freighters won't bring any food with them,\" Jim said. \"Even if we warn them, they can't detour to another supply planet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rob's face was pale. \"There aren't any close by.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Not that they could re-route to.\" Jim scrubbed his face. \"We won't actually starve to death. At least I don't think so. But with a year or more before we get a good harvest, we'll have a planet full of miserable cadets and furious miners on our hands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He knew all too well how shortages and hardships they weren't prepared for could turn a difficult situation into a nasty one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Becalmed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"II don't think it's trauma,\" Luis said, \"or disease. I don't believe this is contagious at all. What do you think is going on?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tears stood in Willis's eyes. \"Some of us are afraid it's some kind of poison we're passing along to our children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I can't rule anything out yet,\" Luis said. \"But your medical center here has tested for everything we know of, and off-world facilities have too. Nothing seems out of line with your bodies. Nothing seems to accumulate or get depleted over time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Except our kids' feelings,\" Myrtle said. She didn't look sad. She looked furious. \"That's depleting, more and more every year.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiral Publishing, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948890571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Kari Kilgore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672734199964,"sku":"9781948890571","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d93b45dd-5898-422a-9abf-b51abadfd925.jpg?v=1603928266","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dispatches-from-the-galaxy-a-space-opera-novella-trio-9781948890571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}