The Empty Quarter
Sand dunes, tragedy and aliens
Five centuries have passed since humans settled the planet Vennia. The challenges of terraforming are long forgotten. No-one goes into the desert. No-one wonders about the sand dunes, so different from those on distant Earth.
But now a pair of young explorers venture into the sand. They're there for a scientific survey. Instead they uncover a terrible secret and change the future.
A 2200 word short story.
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The Empty Quarter was published in Aurealis #115 together with many other fantastic speculative fiction stories. Find out more about Aurealis here |