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This Long Vigil

By Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

After twenty-five years serving as the human Monitor of the Interstellar Ark, Hermes, Orion is scheduled to be placed back into hibernation with the other crewmembers.

Knowing he’ll die there and be replaced before the ship’s voyage is over, he decides that he won’t—can’t—accept that fate.

Whatever it takes, Orion will escape Hermes and see what’s beyond, even if it means defying the regulations of his only friend—the ship-wide artificial intelligence known as Dan.

From the Washington Post and #1 Audible Bestselling duo, Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle, comes a harrowing science fiction short story that will leave you questioning exactly what it means to be alive.


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  • Narrator: Ray Porter
  • Duration: 56 minutes

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  • Format: Audiobook, eBook, Kindle, Print
  • Tagged With: SciFi, Short Fiction, Standalone
  • Publisher: Aethon Books
  • Narrator: Ray Porter
  • Pages: 43
  • Duration: 56 minutes
  • Publication Date: December 18, 2015
  • ISBN: 979-8497411652
  • ASIN: B019LZJ5H8
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