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    The Belt Mines of Sol
    The Belt Mines of Sol
    The Belt Mines of Sol
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    The Belt Mines of Sol

    By James Brown

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    A group of young adults start there life setting out to work on the Mining station on the edge of the asteroid belt. Larry, a second generation Belt Miner has a second agenda in mind. Larry's father found several pieces of alien metal while mining and Larrys determined to find where they came from. Join Larry and his friends as they find more than they bargan for and change history as we know it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Brown
    Release dateFeb 8, 2010
    ISBN9781452314990
    The Belt Mines of Sol
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    James Brown

    James Brown filled in a careers questionnaire when he was 13 which told him he was definitely going to be a teacher and an illustrator – and it was right! James studied English Literature in Sheffield and Stockholm before taking up Creative Writing at St Andrews University. He was one of five illustrators to win the SCBWI's Undiscovered Voices 2014 competition, and since then James has been balancing his job as an English teacher with writing and illustrating books for children of all ages, including With My Mummy and With My Daddy. James grew up in Nottingham where he now lives with his wife, daughters and a cat called Peg.

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      The Belt Mines of Sol - James Brown

      The Belt Mines of Sol

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      James E Brown

      Published by James E Brown at Smashwords

      The Belt Mine of Sol by James E Brown

      Copyright © 2010 James E Brown

      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.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

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      The Belt Mines of Sol

      Chapter 1

      A burst of static sounded just before Hank's voice came through loud and clear. Larry. Good to see that derelict you call a ship again. We all thought you went too far this time. Joe was giving 6 to 1 odds against your return.

      I'd say Joe just lost his shares for the next few weeks. Larry said with a chuckle. Larry's ship was an old Earth to Moon shuttle until his father converted it to an asteroid hauler and used it for years himself before giving it to his son. Larry recently refitted it with the newer sub-light engines recently available. Where's Frankie? Is she back yet?

      Hank toggled the Mic again. She said something about missing breakfast and eating her next two days rations. I assume she'll be in the mess hall. Hank paused for a moment then smiled and added. Why, you look'n for a date?

      Funny! Give me an approach vector, I'm getting close.

      Hank knew Larry liked Frankie since the three of them were in college together but Larry was to shy too to do anything about it. Come in on 2.113 by 3.211 on my mark. A short pause and... 3, 2, 1, mark. Hank then noticed on the monitor ''Your bigger than usual, aren't you pushing your limits a bit."

      Just a bit. I will need at least 3 pushers though. Larry paused just long enough to decide to continue. Hank, I found something. Meet me in the mess hall, and hold Frankie till I get there.

      Dock at port 12 after you release your rock to the pushers. I'll see you in a few.

      Larry continued on course until he saw the pushers coming to meet him. He slowed to a crawl, released the asteroid and moved off. The pushers moved into place, each clamping on to the huge asteroid. Although very small the asteroid pushers are very powerful. They get a slow start, but since they don't have far to go it doesn't take long to get there.

      The belt side of mining station is where they slice and dice the giant rocks. It's dark and cold except for the few lights and even fewer windows casting light and an almost warm feeling to those working on that side of the station. Although the station shadows the workers from the warmth and light of the sun it also keeps them safe from the harmful radiation of the larger sun flares.

      The station is more a mining town than anything else, a mining town built like an island in space. Several months away from Earth and a week and

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