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This is a short story based on Oolite, written by [[Drew Wagar]]
 
This is a short story based on Oolite, written by [[Drew Wagar]]
  
"Lumbering through the back stories of Elite and Oolite are the Generation Ships; huge self contained transports driving between the stars at sublight speeds in the midst of thousand year journeys to populate new planets. After 30 generations, a staggering truth is revealed to the occupants of one such ship.."
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"Lumbering through the deeps of space are the Generation Ships; huge self contained transports driving between the stars at sublight speeds in the midst of thousand year journeys to populate new planets. After 30 generations, a staggering and devastating truth is revealed to the occupants of one such ship..."
 
   
 
   
 
Readers are welcome to submit feedback and comments to the author via his [http://www.wagar.org.uk website].
 
Readers are welcome to submit feedback and comments to the author via his [http://www.wagar.org.uk website].

Revision as of 11:17, 10 August 2007

Introduction

This is a short story based on Oolite, written by Drew Wagar

"Lumbering through the deeps of space are the Generation Ships; huge self contained transports driving between the stars at sublight speeds in the midst of thousand year journeys to populate new planets. After 30 generations, a staggering and devastating truth is revealed to the occupants of one such ship..."

Readers are welcome to submit feedback and comments to the author via his website.

Downloads / Hardcopy

You can download the story in PDF format here. Please note the 'Creative Commons' license contained within.

Notes

Schism is set somewhere in the current Elite/Oolite timeframe and investigates what might be occuring within the hull of these enormous generation ships after 30 generations in space...