Sneak Peek—Stories from The Expanding Universe Anthology #4: ‘Daughters of Ayor’ by David R. Bernstein
There are 20 short stories in the latest volume of Craig Martelle’s The Expanding Universe anthologies. Today, with Craig's permission, we are taking a sneak peek at the start of David R. Bernstein’s story, ‘Daughters of Ayor’ . Here’s how it begins: ---------------------------------------------------------------- The SalvationOne’s mission was to find a new home for a dying civilization, but a massive solar flare slowly kills all but one crew member. Cut off from the command bridge for six months, Len Morrow is the sole survivor on an irradiated vessel deep in space, but is he really alone? Science Officer Log: SalvationOne Entry: 439 I don’t give a crap anymore… Log that. -End Log- *** Nearly six months – well, five months, twenty-three days, ten hours, give or take – and I am still here. I look at the time display on the wall. Oh wait, eleven hours now . Great . Today’s dinner is ration pack B256 – cheese lasagna. Dried, fake cheese. Low ...