On Distant Worlds: The Prologues & Colibri

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Brian Gonzalez. On Distant Worlds: The Prologues & Colibri

Foreword

The Prologues

Part One. Discovery

Part Two. Interface

Part Three. Aftermath

The Epilogues

Addenda

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On Distant Worlds was originally conceived of as a new type of multimedia piece. When those plans fell through, I was left with a story I still wanted to tell. So it will now take the form of a series of novels.

These will be a little shorter than traditional SF novels. It seems to be the format which best splits the difference between the needs of the story and my optimal project length, while still preserving certain aspects of the original idea in case the opportunity to produce the full project ever emerges. If the experience of reading the average novel can be compared to watching a movie, then please think of On Distant Worlds as a television show and this first book as the pilot episode (no, a TV show was not the original project; it was more this century than that).

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“But…” Davvit’s mind balked at the idea of normality. “What happened with the shamblie?” he blurted out.

Marjorie June peered at him closer, seeming to actually see him for the first time. “The shamblie,” she repeated with amusement. “You had a tough time during the night, Davvit. Lots of tossing and turning, unusual for you. Lots of high-level brain activity under sedation, unusual for anyone.” She waved her clipboard at him as though somehow the up-and-down motion would transmit data about his past procedures into Davvit’s head. “I can see how nightmares about shamblies would have caused a little sleep anxiety. But that’s over now.”

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