Potential Energy

By: Kim Fielding

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Synopsis: When interstellar smuggler Haz Taylor loses his ship, his money, and his tattered reputation, drinking himself to death on a backwater planet seems like his only option. Then the Coalition offers him a contract to return a stolen religious artifact. Sounds simple enough, but politics can be deadly—and the artifact&’s not enthusiastic about being returned. Haz didn&’t sign up to be prisoner transport, but he&’s caught between a blaster and hard vacuum. Still, that doesn&’t mean he can&’t show his captive some kindness. It costs him nothing to give Mot the freedom to move about the ship, to eat when he&’s hungry… to believe that he&’s a person. It&’s only until they reach Mot&’s planet. Besides, the Coalition would hate it, which is reason enough.Then he finds out what awaits Mot at home, and suddenly hard vacuum doesn&’t look so bad. Haz is no hero, but he can&’t consign Mot to his fate. Somewhere under the space grime, Haz has a sliver of principle. It&’s probably going to get him killed, but he doesn&’t have much to live for anyway….