The Grace Seekers

2019 RevisionTHE GRACE SEEKERSWhat if an ancient discovery's true purpose was misinterpreted?This speculative novelette focuses on the after effects that's occurred on several worlds when mankind gains entrance into mysterious buildings left from an advanced civilization. The doors of these strange temples are unlocked at long last and the promise of new life is discovered for downtrodden souls seeking solace.

Survival's the only thing on Tran's mind. She's a simple plains-dweller driven to a space port city by a relentless drought on Grir. She arrives with the only family member left to hera younger brother. Out of options to protect and feed him, Tran tosses caution aside.

They both fall prey to a conniving merchant. He's plotting with an off-worlder. He holds Tran and her brother captive until she performs an impossible task. The merchant and the off-worlder want her to sabotage a carefully guarded ancient temple. Several of these...