"Then came a child trotting to school with his little backpack. He trotted on all fours, neatly, his hands in leather mitts or boots that protected them from the pavement; he was pale, with small eyes, and a snout, but he was adorable." --from *Changing Planes* The misery of waiting for a connect
This Chance Planet
โ Scribed by Elizabeth Bear
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates;Tor.com
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"This Chance Planet" by Elizabeth Bear is a near future science fiction story about a young Russian waitress with ambitions to become an engineer and her musician boyfriend, who wants her to gestate a liver for money so his band can tour. Plus, there's a dog.
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