Unknown Horizons

by CJ Birch

  Two of the engineers continue to pore over the data from the displays in front of them, running over and illuminating every possibility from stabilization errors to hull breach.

  This is it.

  Without thinking, Hartley reaches down to grab me before I go over. His hand connects with my arm—and I wish it was Jordan, but that will never happen now.

  The engine core rocks in the cradle of the hydraulic arm. We’ve run out of time.

  We tip once more, and this time I begin to slip over the edge into the well.

  I hear nothing.

  I see nothing.

  Everything goes white. The feeling of nothingness washes over me.

  About the Author

  CJ Birch works and lives in Toronto with her partner Kim and a growing collection of dependants. When not writing or devouring books, she works as a video editor for television. A lover of words, coffee (the really strong kind that seeps from your pores announcing, by smell alone, your obsession), and sarcasm. Unknown Horizons is her first novel.

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