SF novella, Venture Press, free
RIME (Kindle Single) (61 pp) by Tim Lebbon
Adrift in space, a gigantic freighter, Cradle, carrying seventeen million souls makes its slow journey across the universe.
They are in search of a new home, a `Goldilocks' planet to sustain human life after the decimation and downfall of planet Earth.
One man, a control room tech, is part of a generation destined to live their lives protecting those of the sleeping millions onboard Cradle.
But soon, everything is about to change...
When Cradle encounters five unknown entities flying just beyond its radars, the ship's AI calls for caution. Comms go down across the gargantuan ship, cutting the tech from the millions of other souls under his watch.
Those in cryosleep don't realise the danger they are in. Their lives are in the balance.
And the alien ships are fast approaching...
Now this lonely technician must make his decision: will he stand his ground, and risk the lives of millions?
TIM LEBBON's latest novel is the thriller The Hunt, and other recent releases include The Silence and Alien: Out of the Shadows.
The movie of his story Pay the Ghost, starring Nicolas Cage, was released September 2015,
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