Sins of the Children

The circle of life on Chelicer 14d

Published July 1, 2024 by Asterisk Magazine.

3 stars (1 review)

1 edition

A moral story about modifying the ecology of a planet without full understanding.

3 stars

An interesting story of a planetary expedition that discovers a planet with an impoverished ecology, but with plants that can concentrate the minerals required by the expedition. While harvesting the plants, the expedition comes under attack from unexpected biological forms. The expedition exterminates the attackers, but now discover, too late, how the ecology of the planet works and what they have done.