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Starcruise: Stealing the Sun
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Alex is graduating the Academy. His father takes him on a star cruise.
But when your father is a high-ranking member of the United Government, nothing is as it first appears.
STARCRUISE, a short story in the STEALING THE SUN universe of bestselling Science Fiction author and frequent Analog contributor Ron Collins.
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Ron Collins
Ron Collins's work has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Nature, and several other magazines and anthologies. His writing has received a Writers of the Future prize and a CompuServe HOMer Award. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and has worked developing avionics systems, electronics, and information technology.
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Starcruise - Ron Collins
STARCRUISE
A STEALING THE SUN SHORT STORY
RON COLLINS
STARCRUISE
A STEALING THE SUN SHORT STORY
Copyright © 2022 Ron Collins
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first appeared in Have Ship, Will Travel, 2022
Cover Design: © Ron Collins
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This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All incidents, dialog, and characters are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.
Skyfox Publishing
ISBN-10: 1-946176-41-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-946176-41-7
STEALING THE SUN
includes
Novels
STARFLIGHT
STARBURST
STARFALL
STARCLASH
STARBOUND
STARCRASH
STARGAMES
STARDUST
STARBORN
Short Story
STARCRUISE
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Aldrin Station
Local Date:September 13, 2248
Local Time: 1015
My father is a man with an eye for detail, I thought as I leaned against our cabin’s small lavatory door and watched him unpack his clothes.
Whereas my own shirts and pants came aboard in the duffle I’d just crammed into my cubby, each of his pieces were perfectly folded and arranged for optimal use of storage. As he placed his garments into the drawers—socks and underthings to the right, overshirts and jumpers on the left—he examined each as if to decide their worth.
The cabin was cramped. Two sleep bins, the zero-g shower, and just enough leeway to shimmy out to the door. But the ventilation was good, and the place was
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