“Melcer knows her way around a twisty, suspense-driven plot and has the chops to pull it off.”AnalogTHE FATE OF HUMANITY HANGS IN THE BALANCE.Decades after Nathalie Hart's fateful mission to Bethesda, Earth teeters on the brink of collapse. As the planet's resources dwindle, the orbital elites of the ruling Yun Ju play a dangerous game with Earth's population from space.A DESPERATE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD.

“Melcer knows her way around a twisty, suspense-driven plot and has the chops to pull it off.” AnalogTHE FATE OF HUMANITY HANGS IN THE BALANCE.Decades after Nathalie Hart's fateful mission to Bethesda, Earth teeters on the brink of collapse. As the planet's resources dwindle, the orbital elites of the ruling Yun Ju play a dangerous game with Earth's population from space.A DESPERATE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD.

“Twisty, suspenseful, and well told… M V Melcer is a talent to remember.” Walter Jon Williams, bestselling author of Hardwired and The PraxisA DISTAGT COLONY SHROUDED IN SILENCE.In the vast expanse of space, Bethesda — humanity's first extra-solar colony and home to a thriving population of adults and children — has ceased all communication with Earth.A DEADLY RESCUE MISSION....

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction, articles, interviews and art. Our July 2021 issue (#178) contains:Original fiction by Karen Osborne ("Promises We Made Under A Brick-Dark Sky"), Grace Chan ("He Leaps for the Stars, He Leaps for the Stars"), Nick Wolven ("When the Sheaves Are Gathered"), Samantha Murray ("Preserved in Amber"), Leonid Kaganov ("I'm Feeling Lucky"), M V Melcer (...

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