kandiliotis

A riddle. A slave. Two outlaws seeking the mysteries of the universe.  "A slave?" asked Aris. "Yes, a slave," answered Owis, bemused why the Earthman's facial features had suddenly shrivelled up. "Why in Gaia's name did you do that?" asked the renegade cop from the human-infested Milky Way. Owis thought it obvious, but explained, "This is the slave capital of the Dark Galaxy." "And?" "The Kocubani's last words," said Owis, drinking. "It mentioned slavery, right?" Aris replied, "The deceased Kocubani pointed us to Brinner's Moon. Doesn't exactly specify anything about owning a slave." The human hadn't touched his beverage. He seemed genuine...

What Silv and the crew of the Vital Express uncover on a far and remote ice planet, is a grave... mistake. "It's a square."Silv heard correctly but wanted clarification. "What do you mean a square?""Probe One has just completed a second sweep over your location," said The Captain, sitting comfortably in the Vital Express orbiting KIC10905746 C.  "We've now got a clearer picture of what's down there. The anomaly's actually a large geometric shape, fifty metres wide, just north of your location. In fact, there is a grid of quadrilateral structures underneath a kilometre of nitrogen ice."Looking over at Denis, Silv felt vindicated. "Was I rig...