Sometimes, when a gadget ceases to function correctly, your only recourse is to switch it off and back on again. But what happens when that ‘gadget’ happens to be a galaxy-class starship? And when the starship is switched off, what happens to the human crew who depend symbiotically on the ship through their implanted bio-electronic enhancements?
This is the story of Joe Doulton and his crew when his ship is attacked at the lowest levels by a strange, advanced race on which he has no data.
| Website | https://khleedril.org/spark |
#ScribesAndMakers 16 Mar: Convince us to read a book you don't care for yourself.
This prompt has so much middle management energy. Like middle management at a financial management company interviewing people for glorified phone sales positions. "Sell me this pen." "Why should I buy a used car?"
Some words about the thought process that went into the development of Broken Spark, Chapter 9: on the nature of ship computer interfaces in the far future. Review of Dr Who, Blakes Seven, Star Trek, Knight Rider, the books of Iain M. Banks...
https://khleedril.org/blog/2026-03-19--sci-fi-ship-computer.html
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Broken Spark, Chapter 10 is now available to read at https://khleedril.org/spark, along with an audio reading for the benefit of blind people.
The crew of Spartacus' Ark are forced through awful circumstances to take ultra-drastic action to save their ship; their morale hits the lowest point, bringing Part I of the book to its conclusion.
Look forward to Part II to see how they manage to recover the situation!
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Broken Spark, Chapter 9 is now available to read or listen to at https://khleedril.org/spark. Much humble pie is swallowed as the crew of Spartacus' Ark realize they are dealing with a dying ship, and blaming each other is not going to help. Embarrassing situations eerily recur.
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Broken Spark, Chapter 9 is now available to read or listen to at https://khleedril.org/spark. Much humble pie is swallowed as the crew of Spartacus' Ark realize they are dealing with a dying ship, and blaming each other is not going to help. Embarrassing situations eerily recur.
#books #book @bookstodon #scifi #scifireading #brokenspark #reading #fiction
Like to hear a sample of my voice? There is one at the head of every chapter at
I'd love to hear some feedback.
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#WordWeavers August 3: Does your world have ships, either ocean, space or whatever? What kind?
Oh yes! It is one massive spaceship called Spartacus' Ark and that is what it is all about!
#WebAuthorsCafe 7/21-27: Introduce yourself and your work. If you want, add a link to where your work can be found.
My work is at http://khleedril.org/spark, an in-progress sci-fi serial in which a ship and its crew are attacked at very fundamental levels.
@NatureMC "Do you scroll longreads using only the keyboard or telepathy?"
Touchscreen on mobile and mouse wheel on desktop.
They expect people to not use the scrollbars themselves.
It is great how the texture of the writing matches the scenery and ambience of the subject matter. It feels like the work is starting to grow up now, and the writing feels like it is becoming more mainstream.
3/3
You can read my reviews of all the previous chapters at https://rdmp.org/serials/content/sistersofrail
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