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George-Étienne and his children have found a mysterious artefact on the surface of Venus herself, with vast implications for the future. But with the discovery comes great risk: not only from the lethal planet, but also from the banks and powers of old Earth, who will not readily relinquish their hold on Venus’s people and resources.
About the author
Derek Künsken has built genetically engineered viruses, worked with street children and refugees in Latin America, served as a Canadian diplomat, and, most importantly, taught his son about super-heroes and science. His short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and multiple times in Asimov’s Science Fiction. His stories have been adapted into audio podcasts, reprinted in various Year’s Best anthologies, and translated into multiple languages. They have also been short-listed for various awards, and won the Asimov’s Readers’ Award in 2013.
Summary
George-Étienne and his children have found a mysterious artefact on the surface of Venus herself, with vast implications for the future. But with the discovery comes great risk: not only from the lethal planet, but also from the banks and powers of old Earth, who will not readily relinquish their hold on Venus’s people and resources.
