Archives for 15 November 2007
EP132: Sparks in a Cold War
Published on 15 Nov 2007 at 11:59 pm.
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Filed under Podcasts, Rated PG.
Read ‘EP132: Sparks in a Cold War’
-->By Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Read by Stephen Eley.
First appeared in Future Wars, ed. Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff.
“We’re all committing a crime,” Audra said, leaning back and closing her eyes. “That’s part of what we’re paying you for.”
Technically, she was right. Extreme Safaris took their clients to unsanctioned or dangerous worlds, trips which could result in serious fines or, in Bryer’s case, the loss of his ship’s clearance for those areas. So far, Bryer had managed to avoid the fines simply by having his clients sign a document that said they had insisted on a trip to the unsanctioned area. He had never had his clearance removed, but he figured it wouldn’t be a serious problem. He could always charter another ship.
“You shot a sentient being,” he said. “You didn’t pay for that right.”
“Oh?” She tilted her head toward him. “Is there a higher fee for that?”
Rated PG. Contains violence, mayhem, and politics.
Referenced Sites: SFF Audio
