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Nov. 26th, 2012
SF Cozy, try two
Nov. 26th, 2012 02:04 pmThanks to some Jack Williamson-style handwavium (as seen in Seetee Shock and Seetee Ship), terraforming what would otherwise be uninhabitable, airless rocks is quite doable for any group with a billion dollars to spare. As it turns out, the handwavium does not solve the propulsion issues to a degree that makes the solar system a small place and as a result we get a "Those Pesky Belters and Their Torchships" assortment of relatively small, relatively isolated communities. In particular, the asteroid belt is made of planets minor planets of hats.
Our protagonist happens to be from a community whose economy imploded a couple of generations ago; economic refugees scattered across the belt and as a result the protagonist has cousins they can stay with pretty much anywhere, something they take advantage of as they tour the belt on the cheap. Of course in each location, a violent murder occurs soon after the protagonist arrives and in each case the protagonist is forced by circumstance to solve the crime.
Early on, they are lauded for their insight but as the series progresses, news that the protagonist is coming to visit produces lamentations in the host communities over the carnage that will inevitably ensue.
Our protagonist happens to be from a community whose economy imploded a couple of generations ago; economic refugees scattered across the belt and as a result the protagonist has cousins they can stay with pretty much anywhere, something they take advantage of as they tour the belt on the cheap. Of course in each location, a violent murder occurs soon after the protagonist arrives and in each case the protagonist is forced by circumstance to solve the crime.
Early on, they are lauded for their insight but as the series progresses, news that the protagonist is coming to visit produces lamentations in the host communities over the carnage that will inevitably ensue.
Night Riders of Kalimar Part I
Night Riders of Kalimar Part 2
Valuable and yet curiously unresearched glowstones* have been found on the inhospitable world of Kalimar. In short order grizzled prospectors from all over the Milky Way have descended on Kalimar. Chaos will no result and because the ISA is tragically under-staffed, SET Captains Jon Graydon and Buddy Griff, the same two guys who get assigned to all of the crises, are picked to establish law on Kalimar. As it happens, Dr. Moira Cassidy hitches a ride because she's interested in the planet. ( Read more... )
Night Riders of Kalimar Part 2
Valuable and yet curiously unresearched glowstones* have been found on the inhospitable world of Kalimar. In short order grizzled prospectors from all over the Milky Way have descended on Kalimar. Chaos will no result and because the ISA is tragically under-staffed, SET Captains Jon Graydon and Buddy Griff, the same two guys who get assigned to all of the crises, are picked to establish law on Kalimar. As it happens, Dr. Moira Cassidy hitches a ride because she's interested in the planet. ( Read more... )
Resurrectionist of Lethe Pt 1
Resurrectionist of Lethe Pt 2
A tragic accident leaves a scientist dead and his wife vulnerable to some psychological manipulation by disgraced* scientist Todmaster, who is now running the space graveyard where Earth's great are sent. Todmaster - oh, crap, I just got the significance of his name - has been experimenting in the Forbidden Arts of Look-Alike Androids and he uses them to convince the bereaved that he can bring their loved ones back to life. This in turn allows him to steal secrets (military secrets for the most part), presumably to sell them.
Spoilers for this and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( Read more... )
Resurrectionist of Lethe Pt 2
A tragic accident leaves a scientist dead and his wife vulnerable to some psychological manipulation by disgraced* scientist Todmaster, who is now running the space graveyard where Earth's great are sent. Todmaster - oh, crap, I just got the significance of his name - has been experimenting in the Forbidden Arts of Look-Alike Androids and he uses them to convince the bereaved that he can bring their loved ones back to life. This in turn allows him to steal secrets (military secrets for the most part), presumably to sell them.
Spoilers for this and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( Read more... )