(continued from Faith). Kia is close to the end of her journal from the archeological dig in Aksum, finally reaching the star system of Wolf 359, with the relic and its mysterious markings urging her onwards. Fourth and Final Part – Beloved I’m close to the end of a long journey that’s taken me from the archeological dig at Aksum, ...

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(continued from To the Stars). Kia travels through the stars, working her passage, then hides as a stowaway, a ghost on the supply ship to Wolf Station… Three – Faith I travel on the great Star freighter The Empress Zewditu, waiting for my moment to connect with another service outside the solar system, to Wolf 359 where the markings on ...

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(continued from Relic). Kia travels from Aksum to the Spaceport in Djibouti, then off to the stars with the relic in her rucksack, to find the secrets of the skull… Two – To the Stars It is 3045 in the Common Era on Earth, and I’m about to fly from my home in the Protectorate of Ethiopia, to another star ...

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An archeological dig in Ethiopia reveals a relic and an age-old secret that leads to the stars… Relic It is 3045 in the Common Era on Earth, in the Protectorate of Ethiopia. I blink back the tears as I speed away from my father and my life in Aksum, heading for the spaceport in nearby Djibouti. I cannot allow my ...

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A bio-engineered attack force designed to surround, absorb and destroy the enemy, microphages aren’t supposed to survive the battlefield… Microphage It’s 3080 of the Common Era, two decades after the end of the Great Struggle, where tensions across the planets of the Council of Seven had exploded into a hundred year war that affected human imperialists, indigenous civilisations, and hordes ...

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A beautiful woman, and a shade face each other in the cellar. What is the dark secret that led them there? Tragic Beauty My head hurts so much, as I watch her weep. She must be the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. Sitting in the corner, on a simple stool she’s dressed in a tight black skirt and jacket, ...

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The Collector awaits inspection of his floating museum by members of the Galactic Council. Will they be happy with his latest exhibits? Collector Today is a special day, for them at least. For me it’s just another irritation, a visit by the bureaucrats of the Galactic Council, on one of the inspection tours of their investments. My team and I, ...

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(continued from Three – Deliberation) The conclusion to the four part mini-series investigating consequences and solutions of insurrection in a star system of the Council of Seven. The Principle of the Ten finally give an answer. Four – Manifesto The Insurrection on Koi Beta, with the death of thousands of humans and indigenous people had been led by a local ...

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(continued from Two – Human Nature) After the insurrection on planet Koi Beta the debate moved on to the nature of Humankind as the Council of Seven try to decide how to create a new, lasting government for the sake of the 84 star systems with their deliberations on democracy. Three – Deliberation Elector Solveig watched the members of the ...

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(continued from One – Insurrection) The revolt on planet Koi Beta has prompted the debate about its future in the Galactic Council of Seven. The discussion moves on to “What is Human Nature?” Two – Human Nature “So we are gathered to discuss the fate of the Planet Koi Beta,” Elector Solveig continues, “to decide how we respond to the ...

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