Life can evolve. Amena saw the
evidence on an ancient Earth. It wasn’t pleasant evidence, and it wasn’t
evolution into sentient life, but she saw evidence.
So okay, she accepts that no little green men exist on alien worlds, but maybe one of these other Earths holds evolved humanity.
Evolution faces a powerful obstacle, however — humanity itself.
Volume 2: We Must Evolve begins with the discovery of a mysterious ark full of refugees caught in orbit over Pluto…
Wait, an ark full of refugees…?
Well, that’s one Earth that’s not evolving. But another could be doing better. It’s possible, Amena keeps telling herself…
Continuing the action-packed Earths in Space series, We Must Evolve features a novel-length journey told in four novellas — “The Pluto Factor,” “Worlds to Save,” “The New World,” and “On Hold.”
So okay, she accepts that no little green men exist on alien worlds, but maybe one of these other Earths holds evolved humanity.
Evolution faces a powerful obstacle, however — humanity itself.
Volume 2: We Must Evolve begins with the discovery of a mysterious ark full of refugees caught in orbit over Pluto…
Wait, an ark full of refugees…?
Well, that’s one Earth that’s not evolving. But another could be doing better. It’s possible, Amena keeps telling herself…
Continuing the action-packed Earths in Space series, We Must Evolve features a novel-length journey told in four novellas — “The Pluto Factor,” “Worlds to Save,” “The New World,” and “On Hold.”
Amena materialized in Renaissance
Italy—which wasn’t actually Renaissance Italy, but it sure bore a striking
resemblance. It pretty much matched how she pictured it. Smelled even worse,
though, but maybe the architecture would stun her nose after it finished
stunning her eyeballs. As she clung to the shadow of a tight alley, she
wondered if any of these ornate buildings could boast interior artwork on par
with that of the Sistine Chapel.
Well. That was a lovely
half-second during which she could forget her present company and situation.
“What do you see?” Sharp asked.
“More than you, I’d wager, but
I’m sure you’ll tell me the correct answer.”
“Look at the natives.”
Yeah, she got where he was going
with this. The street was full of men. From her inconspicuous hideaway, Amena
listened to snippets of conversation as they passed. They conducted business,
discussed philosophy, debated a new mathematical theorem, and so on. All very
interesting, but the tableau felt incomplete.
“Where do you suppose the women
are?” Sharp asked. “Perhaps the kitchens? Nurseries? Imagine if you were born
here.”
“That is a terrible waste. Yes.
That’s a shame—that and so much else. There’s a lot more wrong here than you’d
ever notice. These people—the ones alive right now—they’ll never explore outer
space. They’ll never even reach the moon. Their descendants will create such
wonderful art these folks’ll never get a chance to appreciate. They’ll achieve
scientific discoveries that would astound any one of them, that would seem so
magical—but these people will never know. Yeah, it stinks that it takes so long
to grow a civilization, but the payoff’s amazing. These guys might be too
stupid to treat their women as people, but each generation will get a little
smarter until that’s corrected.”
“They won’t, because I’m about to
kill them.” Sharp tapped his badge. “Location Beta.”
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April 2: A Book Addict's Delight
April 3: Straight from the Library
April 6: CBY Book Club
April 7: A to Z Reviews - review
April 8: Kit 'N Kabookle
April 9: Long and Short Reviews
April 10: Yeah Books!
April 13: The Write To Read
April 13: Independent Authors
April 14: Mixed Book Bag
April 15: the Reading Head
April 16: Welcome to My World of Dreams
April 17: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
March 31: Sharing Links and Wisdom
April 1: Andi's Book Reviews
April 2: A Book Addict's Delight
April 3: Straight from the Library
April 6: CBY Book Club
April 7: A to Z Reviews - review
April 8: Kit 'N Kabookle
April 9: Long and Short Reviews
April 10: Yeah Books!
April 13: The Write To Read
April 13: Independent Authors
April 14: Mixed Book Bag
April 15: the Reading Head
April 16: Welcome to My World of Dreams
April 17: Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews
Author
Bio and Links:
Daniel Sherrier is a writer based
in central Virginia. This is the guy who writes the Earths in Space and RIP
series, which you’ve doubtless heard much
about. Occasionally, a play he’s written gets performed somewhere. He
graduated from the College of William & Mary in 2005, where he earned a
degree in the ever-lucrative fields of English and Theatre. Recently, he
achieved his black belt in Thai kickboxing. And there was that one time he
jumped out of an airplane, which was memorable.