A Distant Call from a Desolate Planet
Dexl has settled into his seemingly idyllic life managing a park of revived species. He primarily patrols the water, and with his aquatic ship and pack of enhanced dolphins, he keeps the Mosasaurs from any wading Brachiosaurs, and saves the occasional Archelon turtle from a stray Megalodon shark.
But then Dexl is called into the city for a top-secret mission, one that involves a one-way ticket to a distant, dangerous planet.
Project Quetzalcoatl
Many generations ago, a ship was sent with human embryos to a planet called Betlgeuz-5. This planet, nicknamed the Dark Angel, has an atmosphere that can support human life, albeit just barely. Its thick clouds shroud the planet in perpetual darkness, and constant rain conceals the predators that lurk behind every corner.
The embryos were genetically modified to adapt to this world, and the descendants did indeed adapt.
But then the colonists of Betlgeuz-5 disappeared.
One of their leaders left a cryptic final message, and the colony went completely silent.
And now Dexl - who has an arsenal of skills but no family to speak of - is chosen to leave Earth, and find out what happened on the Dark Angel.
From the editor
‘This is a standalone novella from the anthology Kulkuz: Angel of the Neanderthals. It tells the tale of Dexl, a lonely man exploring a mystery on a distant planet, a mystery that he soon discovers is far bigger than anything he had ever imagined.’
- J. Shaw, Cynical Optimist Press
For fans of: Robert Heinlein, Michael Crichton, Space Horror and SciFi
Keywords: Horror, SciFi, Science Fiction, Alien, Aliens, Genetic Engineering, Animals, Enhanced Species, Historical Fantasy, Monsters, Angels, Neanderthals
Genre: Science Fiction
Dexl has settled into his seemingly idyllic life managing a park of revived species. He primarily patrols the water, and with his aquatic ship and pack of enhanced dolphins, he keeps the Mosasaurs from any wading Brachiosaurs, and saves the occasional Archelon turtle from a stray Megalodon shark.
But then Dexl is called into the city for a top-secret mission, one that involves a one-way ticket to a distant, dangerous planet.
Project Quetzalcoatl
Many generations ago, a ship was sent with human embryos to a planet called Betlgeuz-5. This planet, nicknamed the Dark Angel, has an atmosphere that can support human life, albeit just barely. Its thick clouds shroud the planet in perpetual darkness, and constant rain conceals the predators that lurk behind every corner.
The embryos were genetically modified to adapt to this world, and the descendants did indeed adapt.
But then the colonists of Betlgeuz-5 disappeared.
One of their leaders left a cryptic final message, and the colony went completely silent.
And now Dexl - who has an arsenal of skills but no family to speak of - is chosen to leave Earth, and find out what happened on the Dark Angel.
From the editor
‘This is a standalone novella from the anthology Kulkuz: Angel of the Neanderthals. It tells the tale of Dexl, a lonely man exploring a mystery on a distant planet, a mystery that he soon discovers is far bigger than anything he had ever imagined.’
- J. Shaw, Cynical Optimist Press
For fans of: Robert Heinlein, Michael Crichton, Space Horror and SciFi
Keywords: Horror, SciFi, Science Fiction, Alien, Aliens, Genetic Engineering, Animals, Enhanced Species, Historical Fantasy, Monsters, Angels, Neanderthals
Genre: Science Fiction
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