{"code":"space","title":"To Boldly Go","collection_type":"theme","subroute":"space","has_text":true,"header_1":"To Boldly Go","header_2":"Moons, planets and spaceships.","description":"Sci-fi Adventure Stories on planets other than our own. C. C. MacApp, Tom Godwin, Ray Bradbury and more. Read or download.","quote":{"quote":"“All around him was a void so huge that galaxies were only specks in it....” * The Nothing Equation","code":"the-nothing-equation"},"image":true,"image_alt":"A pencil sketch of a mans white sillhouette in a black dome with twinkling stars.","image_filter":"grayscale(1) contrast(3.5)","image_title":"The Nothing Equation","image_code":"the-nothing-equation","stories":[{"story":"a-guest-of-ganymede","description":"Gil Murdoch has ferried his wealthy, blind client to a hidden, alien hospital where they will heal his eyes with their firmly-guarded, cure-all virus. But Gil isn’t satisfied with a simple payment, and has other plans for Ganymede and their famous panacea. *A Guest of Ganymede* is a clever, heist thriller set in space with a great ending to boot."},{"story":"the-nothing-equation","description":"Tom Godwin gives us a very non-traditional sci-fi horror, with no typical monster or villainous adversary. The protagonist is the third man to try to survive a post at the new Galactic Observation Bureau. The previous two ended in insanity and suicide. *The Nothing Equation* is cleverly devised and even more cleverly written, ending in a way that ties the story up in a neat bow."},{"story":"asleep-in-armageddon","description":"Leonard Sale crashlands on a planet and has six days to spare before rescue with plenty of food and water as well as a conveniently breathable atmosphere. But his luck turns when he tries to fall asleep and begins to hear voices. *Asleep in Armageddon* is a tense psychological horror with a unique premise."},{"story":"sculptor","description":"After fleeing the planet as a lone survivor eight years ago, a pirate has brought Jim back as a hostage forced to guide them through the foreign terrain for treasure, no matter what deadly things may lurk there."},{"story":"an-adventure-in-futurity","description":"Hugh befriends a strange man named Elkins, who’s nationality and race Hugh is unable to pin down. Elkins shows a mysteriously advanced understanding of modern science despite having no public fame or connections."},{"story":"a-little-journey","description":"Despite being tricked of her life savings in the past, Mrs. Bellowes truly believes that the charming Mr. Thirkell will make do on his promise of taking her on his rocket ship to see the Lord."}]}