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Between the Dark and the Dark

Novelette 12,596 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources

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A century into its journey, a ship’s cameras transmit images of cannibalism back to Earth, and the authorities debate sending a destruct signal.

Generation ShipColonialismPhilosophical

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IntrospectiveDeep SpaceFar FutureFragmentedBodily AutonomySacrificeSocial SFLiterary SFContemplativeSurvivalDarkLiteraryFirst PersonScience FictionIdentityCharacter Driven

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cannibalism

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