Flubu: Stories

A story in the Earth-Xianglume Universe
Neris Vael and ER have returned to Xianglume, only to face cautious governments, curious scientists and a human public both xenophobic and hungry for alien technology. As Earth and Xianglume build a safe connection, every rule, protocol and assumption proves provisional - and every answer raises another question. A relationship grows. Daniel and Neris must protect an ordinary life made globally significant, while ER learns that purpose alone is not enough.

A story in the Earth-Xianglume Universe
When courier pilot Neris Vael and her sentient ship are thrown through an impossible dimensional accident, they crash far beyond every world they know. Daniel Mercer, a widowed farmer, makes a choice before he understands what has landed on his property: he treats the strangers at the edge of his woods as neighbours. What follows is not a story of invasion or conquest. It is a story of repairs. Necessity becomes trust. Trust becomes friendship. Friendship becomes a household. / (Reviews)