1. "Frozen in Time"
A routine survey of an exoplanet turns into a task of survival when Rynn crash lands on a world of ice with anomalous deposits. Without the survey data, she won't get paid. Stranded until help can arrive, she strikes out into the cold, but the world is not as barren as she expected
2. "Topside"
Only ever knowing the forge which he was set to tend, a little robot dreams of the vastness a book claims lies in the land above. Will he forsake the familiarity and set out to see Topside for himself or wrap himself deeper in the blanket of comfort of the only place he has known?
3. "The Eye at the Center of the Galaxy" (coming soon)
Stationed at the center of the stars, the Watcher Archive records all species that reach the center of the galaxy in search of a new Caretaker. Now, the archive is printing its report of its many years of watching and waiting. But does the existence of the Watcher itself threaten to negate its core function due to its undue influence on the species who discover it?
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The Eye at the Center of the Galaxy - An Other-Worldly Sci-Fi Anthology
Short StoryOf the things that happen among the stars, we know only a fraction. Yet, we dream of the many wonders nestled among the burning sands of galaxies. From a Watcher at the center to a frozen mystery that threatens reality, this short story collection...