Adia, Scientist

di Dannis Cole (Autore)

DannisWrites, 2024

Two days. That is all the time Eriganh could take to turn his world-destroying fleet toward Areon. Adia, a lead scientist for the Areon colony, is the only one close to discovering the experimental fuel needed for a mass evacuation, not only for her colony but most of the 7th Galaxy. But the 6th Galaxy has already lost worlds, and Eriganh has entered the 7th. D'gharr—with its superior shipyards—is currently evacuating with the few ships that have fuel. Eriganh wants its resources and its people enslaved. Areon is next on the list to be broken apart. When a devastating explosion destroys two weeks of critical work and safeguards fail, Adia is left injured and reeling. Saved by a mysterious visiting scientist with unexplained telepathic healing skills, she is thrust into a race against time. With only days until Eriganh arrives to harvest her home, Adia must salvage her research and survive sabotage from within. The galaxy is panicking and Areon's research is their only hope. Adia must somehow find the new fuel before her entire civilization is reduced to cosmic dust. Why readers will love Adia, Scientist: High-Stakes Dystopian Thriller: A ticking clock where every hour counts toward survival or extinction. STEM-Focused Heroine: A brilliant scientist protagonist using logic and grit to save her people. Unique Sci-Fi Romance: A slow-burn connection between a woman of science and a man of telepathic mystery. Golden eyes opened impossibly wide. That round face smiled at me. "Does my healing help you?" "Thank you." What to say? Heat crept into my face! Oh, my heart pounded even more! Surely an ED will alarm! Coordinates that I carefully put in order, with the most remote first. My hand shook so I pulled it down. Two weeks' work! Gone. Progs ran to check for people, ships, portals or important work. Commands to contain any reaction with a certain density, height, strength. Progs to alert anyone in the Barrens. Progs to choose alternate locations. The most essential ones ran first and called 50 others. I wrote my emergency protocols carefully, so that if I panicked and used my hands, no one but myself would be hurt. But, if my prog had run properly, I would be vaporized on the Barrens, with my experiment! I gasped, but my mouth just opened. Vonn checked my display and nodded. A prog ran to verify the health of every scientist, every citizen in our colony. One holo glowed red. Mine? Felt the faint tingle of radiation burns—through a 1000x containment field! I stared at my hand in disbelief. Both hands. White with the charred dust left when ANW burns. My hands came into direct contact with part of the reaction. The acrid smell included the bitter smell of ANW! Vonn waved hygiene on my hands and steered me to a chair by my quivering elbows. "Be calm. I will get help—" Citsa frowned at me. "How did that happen?" "It was not Adia's fault. The irradiation chamber failed; her quick action saved us!" Derees stood by Vonn. His hand quivered on my shoulder. "Leave us! Both of you have work." Tanda brought an ointment and smeared it over my trembling fingers.

• Autore: Dannis Cole
• Editore: DannisWrites
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Cloud: Sì Scopri di più
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798227916402