Helianthus

by Peter Schnake

Overview

In this final transcript from the "Helianthus," First Lieutenant Hyland Rivera confronts his own desire to take the vessel on a collision course with the sun, because as he says, “God told him to.” Torn between his love for Captain Zephaniah Cass, “the only other man in the universe” and his own fears, he grapples for any meaning in life and death. Once Zeph gets wind of Hy’s plans, the battle for the fate of the "Helianthus" begins.

This stand-alone short story from the Helium Quest series follows the events in "A Land Overflowing."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151844994
Publisher:	Peter Schnake
Publication date:	03/29/2015
Series:	Helium Quest
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	58 KB

About the Author

Peter Schnake lives and writes in Lincoln, Nebraska. Although stories had a bad habit of interrupting his life and possessing his pen, he didn’t write in earnest until a bout of seizures in his early twenties caused him to reexamine his priorities. Now he devotes as much time as he is able to his writing and hopes soon to make it a full-time occupation. He believes that stories should surprise and move. Language should be precise and clean and images should evoke and provoke. He believes that happy endings are not always the best endings, and that sometimes a great story dissatisfies. His writing spans genres, from the dark and brooding Southern Gothic style of “American Alligator,” to the suspense-filled and intimate thriller, “Thus Arrived the Lights.” When not writing (or drinking coffee) Mr. Schnake enjoys stargazing and watching the Food Network.