The Christmas Star Disaster

By Adam David Collings

A Christmas Cruise in Space

This is newly-promoted Glen Price's first time as cruise director. He wants to make his mark and do something special for the passengers. But his plan to project a giant Christmas star above the ship turns disastrous when the ship suddenly loses power. Can Glen salvage what's left of the event and still make it a meaningful Christmas?

 

A science-fiction Christmas short story set in the "Jewel of The Stars" universe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tamar Publications
• Release date: Nov 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781386466901

Adam David Collings

Adam David Collings is an author of speculative fiction. He lives in Tasmania, Australia with his wife Linda and his two children.  Adam draws inspiration for his stories from his over-active imagination, his life experiences, and his faith. Adam is a great lover of stories, enjoying them in books, movies, scripted TV and computer games. Adam discusses these on his own youTube show – Stories with Adam Collings.

Book preview

Chapter One

One Year Before the Dracnor Invasion

Glen Price scanned down the script for tomorrow’s morning show. There were more ad-lib segments than he was expecting. This would keep him on his toes. Good thing he’d chosen Blabber-mouth Brian as his co-host for the broadcast. Brian had a reputation as the most talkative bartender in space, and the passengers loved hearing his stories in the Lone Tree Pub.

The morning show had been established by his predecessor, but he liked the concept, so he’d kept it.

Director, the bridge reports possible turbulence due to coronal ejection in the Alpha Centauri system, a middle-aged woman said.

Keep an eye on it. If it looks like it’ll cause problems when we arrive, we’ll inform the passengers tonight.

Uh, Glen, a tall man said. The drummer in the jazz band has come down with terrible gastro.

Don’t you have a backup plan?

Yes.

Then implement it.

Right.

Glen wiped his forehead. He’d helped run plenty of cruises before, but this was his cruise. His first time in the role