Waters of Europa: Catalyst

By T.H. Rivers

Pilot Captain Justin Godfrey arrives at the Europa space station on a normal cargo run but after an erotic encounter with young researcher Gabriel Omani, finds that his life is going to change very unexpectedly.

First part of the Waters of Europa series.

Warning: Contains adult content.

• Language: English
• Publisher: T.H. Rivers
• Release date: Dec 8, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301698202

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Waters of Europa: Catalyst

By T.H. Rivers

Copyright 2012 T.H. Rivers

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It was a dreary two month journey. All alone in the cargo ship, the young pilot Justin Godfrey, smiled as the navigation system announced that they had reached the orbit of the outer Jovian moon, Ganymede.

Firing up the steering and reverse propulsion jets, Justin smoothly steered the ship’s trajectory towards the solitary station above the smooth ice-world of the inner moon Europa.

The wheel-shaped station, constantly rotating to create a semblance of normal gravity in its outer rim, loomed in the view screens as the ship began its approach towards the central docking area at the hub.

Although the ship had already established a link with the station’s navigation-comp for automated berthing; human pilots were still essential to balance the ship’s approach in the face of the surging gravitational forces coming from Jupiter.

While the station was shielded at most part by the moon, the tug of the giant planet had Justin in a cold sweat in the final moments of the kiss as the ship made contact with the station’s docking bay. An intricate pattern of full and half-power firing across the ship’s flank finally swung its colossal bulk into perfect alignment with the central hub of the