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    Beneath a Blue Sun
    Beneath a Blue Sun
    Beneath a Blue Sun
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    Beneath a Blue Sun

    By Brett P. S.

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    Joel Korhonen, scavenging survivor of the wrecked remains of the only home he'd known for years, an interstellar vessel once adrift in starlight. Amidst the debris on an alien world, he caught wind of a lingering hope, the fading energy of the former Ergo's signal beacon.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrett P. S.
    Release dateApr 9, 2016
    ISBN9781310584329
    Beneath a Blue Sun
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    Brett P. S.

    Brett Sawyer (1986), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is an indie author who writes short stories & novellas, from science fiction to heroes. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in education and currently teaches game design at Lake Land College.Short Change arrived at retailers in November of 2014, the start of a hero series where ordinary people gained powers over oddly specific domains, following the story of a shorter than average hero who can telekinetically manipulate small units of currency.Short Change is free on “smashwords.com/profile/view/BrettPS” and Barnes & Noble along with other samples and short fiction.Brett’s popular releases in science fiction include “Dark Station” and “Tales from the Colony: An Interstellar Saga.” Dark Station is a deep space thriller set aboard an abandoned orbital science station where Ben Gebbley and his crew secretly investigate the disappearance of the original staff before others come to claim the lost assets.

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      Beneath a Blue Sun - Brett P. S.

      Table of Contents

      CHAPTER 1 – ALONE AND AFRAID

      CHAPTER 2 – WATCHING AND WAITING

      CHAPTER 3 – GIVE AND TAKE

      CHAPTER 4 – IRONY AND ENCOUNTER

      CHAPTER 5 – DOWN AND DEADLY

      EPILOGUE – HOLLOW AND HOPEFUL

      Chapter 1

      Alone and Afraid

      Joel Korhonen sat amidst the smoldering wreckage of the only home he’d known for seven years, nearly a decade adrift in starlight. Burnt copper wiring peeked out through the ship’s cracked titanium plating and boiling chemicals of questionable origin singed his nostrils. The stench built up a nauseous welling in his stomach and throat, but he kept at it. Joel searched through the central cluster of wreckage under the glint of a starry blanket that sought to suffocate him. The air was breathable at least, though any long-term effects required the proper hardware for in depth assessment. His ‘arrival,’ as it were, was hardly a planned incident, though he found himself making the most of a bad situation. At least there was hope. If he could find it …

      What’s this now? he said, talking to himself.

      Joel snatched up a rectangular device with a smooth, circular tip that contained a cracked screen meant to display digital data. He ran his fingers over

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