A time to die

By Harold Calin

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Driven by a need for redemption, a captain leads his crew into a deadly confrontation with a monstrous creature, revealing the dark side of ambition and the fragility of the human spirit.

Genres

Literature Science-Fiction & Fantasy Fiction

Released

2024-01-08

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Summary

"A Time to Die" by Harold Calin is a science fiction story set in the 1960s, following Captain Robert Kingsford's trip to Aldebaran IX. After a past failed mission, Kingsford seeks to gather valuable ores from Aldebaran IX on a mission narrated by Philip "Buck" Rogers, the executive officer. The crew faces a giant flying monster, testing their courage and what it means to be human. Kingsford's increasing obsession leads to severe outcomes, leaving Rogers as the only one alive to consider the meaning of life in complete solitude, and demonstrating the dangers of letting ambition get out of control.