Slow Freight cover

Slow Freight

by F.M. Busby

***Front Cover:*** A Voyage that Transcends the Laws of Physics and Human Behavior **SLOW FREIGHT** F. M. Busby ---------- ***Back Cover:*** Rance Collier is among Earth's first pioneers through the vast wilderness of spacetime. But the maiden voyage of the *Starfinder* is marred by warped power plays and dirty politics. Then the ship's nav systems are fouled by the wake of a passing ship — a *nonhuman* ship. This first encounter is complicated by the ensuing damage to the alien ship, which requires vast transfusions of matter and energy in order to make repairs. And that matter and energy happens to be the nearest star system: Sol. Before human politicians can react, the alien ship devours a handful of Saturn's moons and sets its planet-swallowing course straight for Earth. ---------- Slow Freight is Book 1 in the "Slow Freight" series: 1. Slow Freight 2. Arrow to Earth 3. The Triad Worlds

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?