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Stars Calling - A Sci-Fi Short Story - cover

Stars Calling - A Sci-Fi Short Story

Ash Stral

Publisher: Phos Press

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Summary

One simple piece of paper to end it all, with no explanations or reasons for their decision. Face flushed with anger and accented by a frown, she said, “Damn the consequences.”
 
When science is sacred...In a dystopian society where the line between religion and science is disintegrating, where scientific consensus has become sacred, Mae dares to publish her greatest scientific discoveries.As she stands trial for her heresy, she must choose — her integrity or her life? She must choose: Kneel to consensus or die for her scientific integrity.It is a tale of an individual’s struggle against a society that values blind obedience over independent thought, and the price she must pay for daring to challenge the status quo.A gripping read with high stakes and a splash of the fantastical!
Available since: 04/14/2023.
Print length: 19 pages.

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