A hard sci fi short story published in Analog, November 2012 Humanity has expanded. Interstellar colonies exist in the far-flung frontiers of space. After an interstellar war, Mauro and Gabriela arrive at the frontier base on the world Vittoria. But before their arrival, the space fleet commander shares a secret: The previous settlers were not victims of the war, but they have mysteriously disappeared. Alone in a hostile environment, they have to find out why.
Survival
Mystery
Thriller
Artificial Intelligence
Space Travel
Futuristic
Psychological
Alieninvasion
Exploration
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (2)
GenreScience Fiction
Length39 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 14, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Chapter 6
2Chapter 1
8Chapter 7
3Chapter 2
9Chapter 8
4Chapter 3
10Chapter 9
5Chapter 4
11Chapter 10
6Chapter 5
12Outro
About the author
Patty Jansen
Science Fiction and Fantasy including the bestselling Ambassador series and the Icefire trilogies. More than 60 books published, all of them available in audio.View all by Patty Jansen
