The Mining Master of Thebe is all alone... not counting the scavenger drones, foundry nanites, and magtread tractors buzzing across the tiny Jovian moon. So when a spindly tower of rocks mysteriously appears at the pole, it's enough to vex the Mining Master's machine-sourced intelligence like dust trapped in a harvester joint. Reporting it could mean reassignment to the Outer Belt... but probing the mystery further threatens to unlock something that might have been better left... contained.
Containment is the second of the Stories of Singularity (#1-4), also available as a box set. These short stories each provide a glimpse into a dark corner of the Singularity novels. Fans of the Singularity novel series will find their understanding of the Singularity world enhanced by the novellas, but they can also be enjoyed as standalone stories.
**originally published in the Dark Beyond The Stars anthology - check it out for more great SF stories!** READING ORDER Singularity Series The Legacy Human (Book 1) The Duality Bridge (Book 2) The Stories of Singularity #1-4 (Novella Box Set) The Illusory Prophet (Book 3)Â Stories of Singularity (novellas) Restore (Story 1) Containment (Story 2) Defiance (Story 3) Augment (Story 4)