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And the Universe Opened Up

A Short Story from Ray M. Holler Universe

by Martin Lochman

And the Universe Opened Up - Martin Lochman
Part of the Ray M. Holler’s Adventures series:
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ISBN: B0D8J3T4B5
Pages: 29

Half a century before Ray M. Holler sets off for the stars for the first time, a chance encounter near Neptune forever changes not only the course of human history but that of the entire Galaxy.

Colonel Milan Pavel is a highly decorated officer in the Visegrád Union Navy, serving his last few months in command of the Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the flagship of the VU’s Third Fleet. When an alien ship appears near Neptune, he initially dismisses it as an elaborate pre-retirement prank by his crew, but he is quickly proven wrong. The situation escalates rapidly as it turns out that the ship is on the run from a powerful enemy who is not far behind. Colonel Pavel has a decision to make: Either follow protocol and leave the aliens to their cruel fate, or risk his ship and crew in an attempt to save them.

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Tropes: Alien Invasion, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Humanity is Dangerous, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Space Battles, Space is Full
Word Count: 7000
Setting: Solar System
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Tropes: Alien Invasion, FTL, Galactic Civilization, Humanity is Dangerous, Interstellar Travel, Killer Aliens, Space Battles, Space is Full
Word Count: 7000
Setting: Solar System
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
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About the Author

Martin is a Czech science fiction author currently residing and working in Malta. To date, he has published over four dozen short stories in a variety of venues, including New Myths, Kzine, Theme of Absence, XB-1, and others. His debut anthology "All Quiet in the Milky Way: Ray M. Holler’s Adventures vol. 1" will be out in December 2023.