Solus by Joe Harding - Horror - The year is 2079. Human colonies travel the deeper reaches of deregulated space in small groups of transport vessels, searching for new planets to inhabit and explore. The privatised GenCon company has obliterated a once thriving race to a husk of existence. There is no law. No decree. No government. Gen Con, in all its militarised prowess, has dissipated the once prosperous Earth and its resources. Our planet no longer serves as home. It is a time of exploration and courage. The farther reaches of space hold dark mysteries to the origins of life and new species. The colonies now seek shelter in these strange new worlds. They must find a home. A mysterious attack one of the small transport vessel leaves Ellie, a 14 year old girl and her dog Barrows, drifting in hyper sleep. Alone. 6 years later her pod docks on a industrial mining vessel. No signs of life. She begins a new life on board. Is she solus? Alone? 111 pages - pdf format

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