The Mining Master of Thebe is all alone...
The Mining Master of Thebe is all alone—not counting the scavenger drones, foundry nanites, and magtread tractors buzzing across the tiny Jovian moon. When a spindly tower of rocks mysteriously appears at the pole, it’s enough to vex the Mining Master’s machine intelligence like dust trapped in a harvester joint. Reporting it could mean reassignment to the Outer Belt, but probing deeper into the mystery threatens to unlock something better left… contained.
Containment is a standalone short novella that takes place in the world of the Singularity novels.
Start the novel series with The Legacy Human (Singularity 1).
Containment was originally published in the Dark Beyond the Stars anthology then reprinted in Best of Beyond the Stars.
Sue’s son Adam Quinn has a short story in Beyond the Stars: Galaxy’s Edge.
BEYOND THE STARS space opera anthologies:
Beyond the Stars: A Planet Too Far
Beyond the Stars: Across the Universe
Beyond the Stars: Infinite Expanse
Beyond the Stars: New Worlds, New Suns
Beyond the Stars: Rocking Space
Beyond the Stars: At Galaxy’s Edge
Beyond the Stars: Unimagined Realms
Best of Beyond the Stars
