"AOB" featured in Return to Earth
A New Alvarium Experiment Project
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by Bria Burton |
Aona, an Alien-Operated Bot (AOB), suffers a malfunction that could jeopardize her mission on Earth and could lead to the extinction of an entire species from another planet.
Q&A
Q - What is Return to Earth?
A - In Return to Earth, ten authors unite to interpret how humankind would react to the arrival of extraterrestrials who happen to be human. The stories range in setting from recent history to far future. This is the second project by the Alvarium Experiment, a consortium of accomplished and award-winning authors.
Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in Return to Earth?
A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. The book description will explain the setting for each particular story.
Return to Earth Stories & Authors
“The Paradoxical Man” by Bard Constantine. Albert Rosen is one
of five explorers who vanished on a deep-sea expedition into the Bermuda
Triangle. He returns to Earth centuries later, transported across space and time through a
mysterious wormhole. However, Earth is not the home he remembers.
Humankind has been evacuated, and the survivors lie in hibernation aboard the
Locus, an orbiting space station. Rosen is forced to match wits with Deis,
an artificial intelligence determined to keep humanity in stasis until he is
convinced they are fit to return.
“Children of the Stars” by Charles A. Cornell. In Japan, an American medical researcher
discovers the deadly secret behind an eighty-year-old woman's ageless appearance
and incredible fertility, and her connection to the bizarre disappearance of
the freighter the Ourang Medan in 1948.
“Project
Bright Star” by Kristin Durfee. A once thought
failed secret mission to colonize a distant planet, named 0X3B1, is discovered
to have been successful when descendants of that mission return to Earth
fifty-one years after their grandparents left, much to the surprise, and fear,
of the world.
“Recovery” by Veronica Helen Hart. When a virus threatens the
lives of everyone on board a transfer station for intergalactic travel, it's up
to Dr. Candace Bertram to retrieve the only known vaccine from Earth. The
risky, untested method of transport could mean catastrophic mission failure,
and grave danger for Dr. Bertram.
“Coming Home” by John Hope. Finally achieving his dream of being
an astronaut on the Jupiter missions, Jasper's mind is elsewhere, on the recent
loss of his stepfather, Bud. But Jasper's space mission is interrupted when he
is sucked into a wormhole that transports him to a different time, 30 years in
the past. And now, doctors don't believe where he's from. Fortunately, his
loving nurse at his side comforts him and a love builds. That is, until he
realizes that his nurse's son is Jasper as a young boy.
“Someday Loyal” by Elle Andrews Patt. Alien invaders are lobbing fireballs at
Peoria, but Grandmama is holding tea. When the military arrives in search of
Mrs. Suniol, Alice is drawn into the mystery of Lake Snow, a missing husband,
and securing the key to an entire civilization's survival.
“Under
the Whelming Tide” by Ken Pelham. The Aethir,
space-born descendants of the mythical planet Earth, are returning home at last
to fulfill their destiny. But not all believe the great homecoming will be the heaven
they have been promised.
“Social
Experiment” by Tracie Roberts. For the past
two years Dr. Olivia Tate had led a satisfying life with her alien spouse, Kya
Dumont. As a scientist and cancer survivor, Liv is on a mission to discover a
cure for the deadly disease. But something equally deadly has put Kya’s people,
the Oo’mahn, in danger of extinction. With an order to evacuate Earth, Kya
struggles between helping her people and remaining with the woman she loves,
especially now that Liv has also fallen ill. Now Kya’s ship is approaching and
the couple must not only find a cure for Liv and the Oo’mahn, but also devise a
plan to remain together despite the objection of the aliens.
“Gaia Returning” by C.L. Roman. Pirates steal things. It's what
they do... When Captain Irina Demyanov’s first mate disobeys orders and steals
the crown jewels of a vengeful alien race, she knows she’s out of options.
Desperate to escape, Irina takes her chances on a dangerous vortex leap and
lands near an unnamed, yet strangely familiar planet. The gamble may have paid
off, but between hostile inhabitants and inevitable discovery by their
pursuers, the pirates’ chances of survival appear slim. Can the human remnant
find refuge, or will their enemies put a permanent end to the human race?
For additional info about the stories and
authors, visit the website: www.alvariumexperiment.wixsite.com/returntoearth
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