A short story.
This is a near future story about a rock hopper (asteroid prospector) based on Ceres. Jonah is partnered with Burt, a companion nobody can see, or hear. He only exists in Jonah’s mind. Of course, he is mad—space mad.
Jonah is contracted to Daedalus Corporation, and as far as they are concerned, he and his imaginary friend are untouchable. They are their golden goose with more claims that have paid out than any other ten prospectors.
While out prospecting in the asteroid belt, they discover an alien relic. Tinkering with it, Jonah manages to restore functionality to the device. And well, blowups happen.
This is a prequel side story that introduces asteroid mining and Ceres as the base of operations for the soon to be released story, Exiled From Earth.
Genre: Science Fiction
This is a near future story about a rock hopper (asteroid prospector) based on Ceres. Jonah is partnered with Burt, a companion nobody can see, or hear. He only exists in Jonah’s mind. Of course, he is mad—space mad.
Jonah is contracted to Daedalus Corporation, and as far as they are concerned, he and his imaginary friend are untouchable. They are their golden goose with more claims that have paid out than any other ten prospectors.
While out prospecting in the asteroid belt, they discover an alien relic. Tinkering with it, Jonah manages to restore functionality to the device. And well, blowups happen.
This is a prequel side story that introduces asteroid mining and Ceres as the base of operations for the soon to be released story, Exiled From Earth.
Genre: Science Fiction
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