Fingal's Cave

By Nina Munteanu

After she and fellow colonists crash land on the hostile jungle planet of Mega, rebel-scientist Izumi, widower and hermit, boldly sets out against orders on a hunch that may ultimately save her fellow survivors—but may also risk all. As the other colonists take stock, Izumi—obsessed with discovery and the need to save lives—plunges into the dangerous forest, which harbors answers, not only to their freshwater problem, but ultimately to the nature of the universe itself. Mega was a goldilocks planet—it had saltwater and supported life—but the planet also possessed magnetic-electro-gravitational anomalies and a gravitational field that didn’t match its size and mass. The synchronous dance of its global electromagnetic field suggested self-organization to Izumi, who slowly pieced together Mega’s secrets: from its “honeycomb” pools to the six-legged uber-predators and jungle infrasounds—somehow all connected to the water.

Still haunted by the meaningless death of her family back on Mars, Izumi’s intrepid search for life becomes a metaphoric and existential journey of the heart that explores how we connect and communicate—with one another and the universe—a journey intimately connected with water.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Reality Skimming Press
• Release date: Dec 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370091157

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Fingal's Cave

Copyright 2016 Nina Munteanu

Illustration by Jeff Doten / Edited by Ellen Michelle Koehler

Published as digital single by Reality Skimming Press at Smashwords

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The Megan Survival Anthology

Fingal's Cave by Nina Munteanu

About the Author

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The Megan Survival Anthology

We at Reality Skimming Press have had this project in the back of our minds for quite some time now. This project originally developed during a conversation between Lynda Williams (owner of RSP) and Jeff Doten (RSP's house artist). A couple hours and a few beers later, the world of Mega was born.

The details of the world itself were conceived by Jeff, whereas the universe, and the rules that come along with it, was developed by Lynda while writing her 10-novel Okal Rel Saga.

The stories in this anthology were originally published as digital singles on the Reality Skimming Blog followed by an author interview. The print edition features art by Jeff, stories by six