Anthology Volume 1 Now Available For Palm Phones
Galactic Beacon: Volume 1
One-Way Trips to Mars
Our first anthology, Galactic Beacon: Volume 1 is now available for Palm's WebOS Phones.
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In this volume we primarily speculate on one-way trips to Mars.
In the essays department we have Mars And Bust which ruminates on a New York Times article that talks about one-way trips to Mars. We also have Man Vs. Robot wherein I speculate on manned vs robotic space missions and which of our robotic explorers I could best in personal combat.
Four short stories are found in the fiction section.
On Second Thought explores what would happen on a one-way trip to Mars if someone changed their mind… People do that, you know.
Sarah is the second one-way trip story, but it takes a very different and more personal approach to the story. It features a robotic mule whose ancestor can be seen on Youtube. Very cool technology for a space prospector like Sarah, as long as they switch to electric motors and not those damn buzzing lawnmower motors! Watch the video and you’ll know what I mean.
Raven 2.0 is the first in our series of “Better Literature Through Science” stories. Our good friend Albert, Lord Graspington will explore ways to improve classic literature through strategic updates.
Finally, we have The Duel which is the only fantasy story in this volume. This is the first in a series of stories set in a fantasy world that could be likened to Rome in decline. But with pyramids. Because I like pyramids.
There is also a collection of comics, some of which also appear here on the Galactic Beacon website.
Check it out, and I hope you enjoy it!