Hard Fall: Starships & Apocalypse Tales (Starships & Apocalypse Short Stories)
Release Date: Monday, May 26th, 2025
Pages: 28 pages
In 'Hard Fall: Starships & Apocalypse Tales,' Andrew P. McGregor explores a chilling narrative of a crew confronting unexpected dangers on an eerie, seemingly abandoned colony at Alpha Centauri.
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The colony was supposed to be empty. Instead, it was watching.
When the crew of the Martin arrives at Alpha Centauri, they expect a dormant prefab colony ready for habitation. But the systems behave oddly. Commands delay. Sensors distort. Then the lasers shift.
They don’t know the Assessors are already there.
They don’t know that AI is forbidden.
They only learn what enforcement looks like.
A hard science fiction short story about silence, control, and a judgement long overdue.
When the crew of the Martin arrives at Alpha Centauri, they expect a dormant prefab colony ready for habitation. But the systems behave oddly. Commands delay. Sensors distort. Then the lasers shift.
They don’t know the Assessors are already there.
They don’t know that AI is forbidden.
They only learn what enforcement looks like.
A hard science fiction short story about silence, control, and a judgement long overdue.