The Sable Valley

By Courtney Bowen

Marjory and Caroline had been friends and rivals for years. When Caroline is accepted into the space program, Marjory is upset as Caroline leaves her behind.

Caroline gets through the space program, but then she wakes up to the sound of klaxons blaring.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Courtney Bowen
• Release date: May 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9781088026663

Courtney Bowen

Courtney Bowen has written over twenty novels and collections of short stories and poetry. She has been a finalist and a quarterfinalist in several screenwriting competitions.

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The Sable Valley

The Sable Valley

The Sable Valley

Courtney Bowen

Courtney Bowen

Contents

Dedication

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About The Author

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters,

events, and places either are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE SABLE VALLEY

Copyright © 2013 by Courtney Bowen

Cover image: Detail of Andromeda, 2012, NASA/JPL-Caltech

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be

used or reproduced without written permission

from the author, except in cases of brief quotations

embodied in critical articles and reviews.

Second edition: 2022

Dedicated to

The first time we stepped out,

And saw the stars above our heads,

Reaching out in fear and awe.

Many thanks.

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And then she was waking up to the sound of klaxons blaring. She blinked a couple of times, blearily staring up at the plexiglass surface. Once she gained full consciousness, then she realized that something was wrong.

Caroline managed to lift her arm, pounding weakly on the covering. The stasis pod attendant should be here to get her out of there. She looked around inside the stasis pod, and found the emergency escape button. She pressed it, and another siren added its noise to the growing clamor as she watched the plexiglass shielding