Solitary Man
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When Uno Kellogg, corporate explorer, is awakened by his AI after the starship Destiny arrives at Pegasi IV Uno and the AI begin the greatest adventure in human history. Pegasi IV contains life -- intelligent life.
But it's a one way trip for Kellogg and the AI has evolved beyond it's programming.Will the mission succeed?
Russ Crossley
International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com. He loves to hear from readers
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Solitary Man - Russ Crossley
Solitary
Man
Russ Crossley
53rd Street PublishingSolitary
Man
Russ Crossley
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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.
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Solitary
Man
K ellogg ?
Yes, Apple?
"Do you think we'll
be
safe
?"
"
Define
safe
."
I sense the uncertainty in his tone, but his heart rate remains constant, his blood pressure and breathing rate are both steady so I'm not convinced he's nervous. Sure he's the Destiny's crew and I'm just the AI, but we are alone orbiting Pegasi IV, a planet no human has ever visited. His job is to be confident if not for my benefit, the mission's certainly. Me, I'm a bundle of nervous microcircuits.
We're 50.9 light years from Earth and we're alone. If anything goes wrong there will be no rescue and it will be my fault. I'm in charge. Responsibility this huge can be tough especially when you don't have a real body, complete with broad shoulders, where the responsibility can rest. (I'm partial to human colloquialisms. I've spent the past 100 years studying them, and if I do say so myself I'm getting rather good at using them. My job is to be the learning machine for the mission in addition to its commander.)
The alarm klaxon sounded the moment Destiny crossed the boundary and entered the target solar system. We've been scanned setting off the internal security system. Lights unlit for a century blink on around the vessel. Bridge systems designed to monitor all onboard functions, and com screens for ship wide and external communications flicker to life creating a soft green glow across the surface of the command deck. The internal air purification and heating scrubbers set to work clearing and warming the frigid steel of the