What mysteries will the colonists--and the consortium backing them--uncover on this slowly thawing planet? Are they alone?
Are the colonists alone? This planet was supposed to be theirs; their backers, who had their own agenda, had paid enough money to ensure that. What lies under the snow and ice? And where did all these humans--and aliens--come from? Are they all trapped here now?
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Jamison Purnell leaned forward. With his scientific background, he was even more interested in potential discoveries. "I'm ready to go for it," he said. The rest eventually agreed. They could afford to gamble. Now they'd go to work on the planning. The Big Black was so empty of stars and so far from the Federation of Trade that shipments of fuel and food supplies would be too expensive to do regularly, even for them.
The AL-EX Project (ALternative EXistence) is my first foray into light science fiction, written under the name of C M Donaldson (my real name) with a tale that tells of what happens when our main character aims to explore the dream state and manipula
