The ghost of Lancelot Biggs
A first-person narrator recounts the presumed death of a lanky, inventive crewmate whose shade soon begins to haunt his former shipmates. The story follows their funeral and mourning—especially the crewmate's beloved and the gruff captain—and the crew's abrupt summons by a profit-driven corporation to sail to Europa to stake claims on a newly discovered mineral. Tension between private grief and professional obligation escalates as the fast freighter, fitted with the deceased's velocity-boosting invention, undertakes the voyage. Unexplained phenomena and strained relationships accompany the trip, and the narrative explores loyalty, loss, technological ingenuity, and corporate demands on a small ship's community.
About This Book
A first-person narrator recounts the presumed death of a lanky, inventive crewmate whose shade soon begins to haunt his former shipmates. The story follows their funeral and mourning—especially the crewmate's beloved and the gruff captain—and the crew's abrupt summons by a profit-driven corporation to sail to Europa to stake claims on a newly discovered mineral. Tension between private grief and professional obligation escalates as the fast freighter, fitted with the deceased's velocity-boosting invention, undertakes the voyage. Unexplained phenomena and strained relationships accompany the trip, and the narrative explores loyalty, loss, technological ingenuity, and corporate demands on a small ship's community.
About the Author
