Humanity has fled to the clouds...
Maragi learns the ropes as a mast «monkey» aboard her father's heavily-mortgaged airship, climbing its glacial hull six thousands meters over the poisoned Earth's surface. She hopes to navigate the endless sky, humanity's last refuge, but must face the scorn of crewmen who resent her presence. Little do they know the worse fate waiting a motherless girl in the straight-laced, rigid Cloud society.
Then, a fragile secret left by clandestine passengers forces a hard choice on her. Is saving it worth losing everything she cares about?
A dystopian, aero-punk novella by multi-ward-winning author Michèle Laframboise.
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A science-fiction lover since childhood, Michèle Laframboise has written 19 novels and published more than 60 short-stories, in French and English.
Her short-stories have been published in several magazines: Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling SF, Future SF Digest, Asimov's and Analog, among others.
As a science-fiction writer, she endeavors to find creative solutions to the many challenges that lay before us, creating compelling worlds and memorable characters.
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Michèle Laframboise est une ex-scientifique devenue auteure de science-fiction. Elle a publié 19 romans et plus de 60 nouvelles.
On peut la lire, entre autres, dans les revues Solaris, Galaxies, Fiction River, Compelling SF, Future SF Digest, Asimov's et Analog.
Sa science fiction cherche toujours des solutions créatives aux défis qui nous attendent et concocte des intrigues captivantes se déroulant dans des mondes empreints de poésie.