The Crying of Ross 128
by David Allan Hamilton
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GENRE: Science Fiction
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BLURB:
America
has splintered into various independent republics after a brutal civil war.
Against this backdrop, space exploration is on the cusp of new technological
breakthroughs. Jim Atteberry, a mid-30s English professor at City College in
San Francisco, spends his free time listening for alien signals on the amateur
radio astronomy bands. His life as a single parent to his precocious daughter is
turned upside-down when he hears an intelligent cry for help from the Ross 128
system and realizes we are not alone. This signal unleashes a chain of events
pitting Jim and his brilliant, mysterious colleague Kate against a power-hungry
scientist with his own secret agenda. Jim must learn the truth about the
signal, the strange disappearance of his wife Janet, and the meaning of true
love before it’s too late in this first contact thriller.
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Excerpt:
"How long does it take a subspace signal to travel from
Ross 128 to Earth?" he asked.
The machine responded verbally. “Twenty-two minutes, 13.4
seconds with current subspace technology.”
Atteberry recorded the time on his notepad, then looked at
the screen. “Is there any history of alien signals coming from Ross 128?”
“Negative. Although in 2017, unknown signals from that
system were received at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. They were
later dismissed as Terran satellites.”
Ghost signals. That happened sometimes due to the multitude
of satellites orbiting Earth back then, and now around the moon and Mars.
Signals would bounce and echo off them all the time, like ripples in a pond
bouncing off rocks and plants.
“Speculate as to the origin of this signal if it’s a ghost.”
“Ready.”
“Proceed.”
“If the signal is a ghost, it is most likely an artifact of
the Second American Civil War circa 2070. The Northern Democratic States and
the Confederate States often used ghost signals as decoys to confuse enemy
communications.”
So that’s it, Atteberry thought, he’s been chasing old civil
war ghosts. Yet the question of subspace remained, and, as far as he knew,
neither side in the civil war used the emerging FTL technology. It wasn’t
sufficiently developed until after the new republics separated.
“What is the likelihood that these Ross 128 signals are
satellite ghosts?”
“0.02 percent.”
“What’s the probability the true source is the Ross 128
system itself?”
“74.8 percent.”
Atteberry leaned forward on his workbench and realized the
results were inconclusive. “What’s the probability that these signals are
naturally occurring... a pulsar or a quasar for example?”
“Zero percent. The signals are artificially produced with
slight variations in pattern frequency, suggesting unknown transmission
methodology.”
“Human?”
“Improbable. There are no known humans in the Ross 128
space.”
Atteberry feared asking the next question; he swallowed
hard. “Alien?”
“99.8 percent probable.”
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
David Allan
Hamilton is a teacher, writer, and multipotentialite. He is a graduate of Laurentian
University (BSc. Applied Physics) and The University of Western Ontario (MSc.
Geophysics). He lives in Ottawa where he facilitates writing workshops and
teaches. When not writing, David enjoys riding his bike long distances,
painting, and knitting.
Author Links:
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