Terra Forma

By Jot Russell

The Asteroid Belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is the scene of a thousand disk shaped vessels. Working collectively, but otherwise isolated and alone in the depths of space, the four person asteroid tug crews seek a welcome distraction in the form of socialization and fornication during a month-end furlough at Ceres Station. Naval officers, Tom and Gerard, who signed up for the ten year mission, find their routine tow turned into a battle to save humanity from the designs of religious extreme.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jot Russell
• Release date: Jul 17, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465955821

Jot Russell

Jot Russell is a writer and engineer from the North Shore of Long Island. As the creator and director of the Science Fiction Microstory contest on LinkedIn's Sci-Fi group, Jot has built international recognition from fellow writers and readers alike. Among dozens of stories, his longer works include Terra Forma, Open Source Government, Temporal Shift and Consortium.Terra Forma portrays the near future in which one man strives to unite the world through the task of creating another. The global project to terrform Mars invites danger on the founder and project workers operating asteroid tug vessels in space. This realistic view of the future could represent the birth of a new living world or the destruction of the Earth herself.Open Source Government is a non-fictional proposal for solving a number of national and international issues through a singular and simple method.Temporal Shift and Consortium are part of his international "Science Fiction Consortium" anthology that is now available. The lead is a time-travel story around 9/11 that walks the line between religious extremists and bigotry.

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