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    First Starman
    First Starman
    First Starman
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    First Starman

    By Eero Tarik

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    Xin was more alone than any human had ever been before, although there were some who would argue that he was no longer human at all.
    This was a unique journey in many ways, the first time humankind had tried to go beyond the solar system and venture to another star system, and to make such a journey possible required a very special man, the First Starman.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEero Tarik
    Release dateMay 6, 2012
    ISBN9781476449517
    First Starman
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    Eero Tarik

    A few years ago I started to write and publish short stories using a variety of pen names. In 2011, I wrote and published over a million words. I write using over a dozen pen names and have published over 700 titles that represent over 1,500 short stories, novellas and plays. My works cover 8 of the 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal system. If you had a list of the most prolific short story writers in all of human history I would easily fit in the top ten - and that is only from the last five years of my output as a writer. Recently I turned my hand to writing science fiction. I love imagining what might be in the future, but it may not always be rosy so you tend not to see the hero saving the world on the last page on my stories. For those looking for sci fi short movie ideas, why don't you try some of my ebooks? There are plenty of new and innovative concepts to discover. Speaking of discoverying... I recently discovered that I am genetically a Saami. I suspect part of that identity, and the thousands of years of isolation from humankind in my genes, also comes out in some of my stories. I write quickly, to tell a simple and entertaining story. I imagine we are sitting around the camp-fire in an era long gone. The story should be sharp and to the point so that it is memorable. I don't believe in filling 300 pages with mindless waffle. I don't plan my stories - I put my fingers on the keyboard and let them tell the story - the ending often unfolds from my fingertips without even thinking what it might be. My favourite sci-fi short stories of the ones I have published so far? I really enjoyed writing 2094, it had been forming in my mind for many years. In 2012, the cover of 2094 was sent to the edge of space on a hot air balloon and then returned - that was a great thrill. The Multiverse Traveler is another favourite and I am tempted to continue on with it into other stories. May I recommend, Androgyne, a recent addition to my bookshelf and a story I thoroughly enjoyed telling, and Avatar Gods which just felt amazing to write. I love the emotion it generates. It really adds to the atmosphere if you listen to the songs mentioned in the story. I also have experimented with putting music to my works, my series Fembot Wars has an album of music set to the theme of the ebook series. I have published the songs under the name of an avatar I created, a musical pen name. I recently began to write short plays for the ten minute play market, I hope you enjoy them. They are usually funny and to the point! Finally, I enjoy listening to music as I write, it provides the stimulation for moods. Here is my writing playlist on Youtube, for those interested... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ir9HC9vYg&list=PLJhp5_YdP2W5elxXaHTxZVoUxDNmW_W89 For more information and to contact me, go to my website which is listed below.

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      First Starman - Eero Tarik

      FIRST STARMAN

      By

      Eero Tarik

      Smashwords Edition

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      Published by Eero Tarik

      at Smashwords

      First Starman

      Copyright © 2012 by Eero Tarik

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      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

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      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      XIN

      THE BEGINNING

      BLAST OFF

      THE JOURNEY

      ARRIVAL

      HEAVEN

      END

      FIRST STARMAN

      INTRODUCTION

      It is cold in space, and so dark. Everything around you is black as you cross the vast emptiness that is space. Regardless of how fast you travel, it is cold outside, it is dark outside, and it is a very lonely experience when you are by yourself.

      Little dots of light shine from afar, from distances that are impossibly far for the mind to contemplate. And every dot may be a star, or a group of stars, and maybe there is life on them. But that doesn’t help you when you are by yourself, a long way from the only place where you know there is life, your home world.

      You are alone, there is no doubt about that,

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