Angel of Europa (Digital Original)

By: Allen Steele

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Synopsis: In Jupiter&’s orbit, a mysterious death propels an astronaut into the investigation of a lifetimePartway into a years-long journey, an interstellar research expedition takes up orbit around Jupiter and begins to explore the gas giant&’s moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and—most importantly—the ice ball known as Europa. For centuries, scientists have wondered what strange alien life forms may lurk beneath the frozen surface of Jupiter&’s most mysterious moon. And tragically, the men and women aboard this ship are about to find out.Two scientists go down to the surface of Europa in a small craft piloted by the beautiful, fiery Evangeline Chatelain. After an accident on the surface, only she returns. Her crewmembers suspect her of murder, but Evangeline tells a wild tale of an attack by a terrifying space monster. The astronaut charged with investigating the incident must decide—is she a crazed killer? Or has she just made the greatest scientific discovery in history?