Found 18 works tagged 'first contact'.
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Published Mar 26, 2021 · 2,486 words (10 minutes) · 43 views
Science Fiction time travel strong women characters romantic science fiction weird aliens first contact anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Mar 26, 2021 · 2,444 words (9 minutes) · 75 views
Science Fiction time travel strong women characters romantic science fiction weird aliens first contact anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Mar 26, 2021 · 2,522 words (10 minutes) · 68 views
Science Fiction time travel strong women characters romantic science fiction weird aliens first contact anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Mar 3, 2021 · 315 words (2 minutes) · 107 views
Classic Literary Fiction Science Fiction aliens Robots first contact
"They are gone now, as you can see."
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Fiction
Published Jan 9, 2021 · 2,085 words (8 minutes) · 187 views
Science Fiction siblings near future first contact space flight
Have you ever seen little crosses or bunches of flowers by the side of the road and recognized the tragedy commemorated there? This is a way to recognize the dead, to mark the spot of their unexpected passing. It seems a very human thing to do. And so, when we go deeper and deeper into space, what parts of our humanity will we take with us. Will we recognize it when we find it?
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Fiction
Published Dec 28, 2020 · 1,232 words (5 minutes) · 174 views
Science Fiction first contact Urban science fiction
Part of the joy of archaeology is that every artifact tells a story, but not all archaeology requires an ancient site where the scientist carefully brushes dirt away from a fragile find from the deep past. People leave artifacts and other physical remains wherever they go. Even an abandoned house in a crummy part of the city can contain story treasures.
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Fiction
Published Dec 7, 2020 · 3,042 words (12 minutes) · 49 views
Science Fiction time travel strong women characters romantic science fiction weird aliens first contact anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Dec 7, 2020 · 2,410 words (9 minutes) · 130 views
Science Fiction time travel strong women characters romantic science fiction weird aliens first contact anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Dec 7, 2020 · 1,639 words (6 minutes) · 156 views
Science Fiction time travel weird aliens first contact romatic science fiction anti-war science fiction
Far in the future, an interplanetary civil conflict has ground to an uneasy halt. Kithri, abandoned on a desolate mining planet, meets Eril, shell-shocked pilot. A freak accident sends them back to a time when their desert world was lush and green, when an alien civilization stands on the brink of a war of total destruction. They must choose to remain outside the conflict or to stand up for what they believe.
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Fiction
Published Jul 7, 2020 · 1,737 words (7 minutes) · 235 views
Patience is necessary when you're on the other end of the Fermi Paradox.