HeyJaredEchoes of Earth
A six-generation hard sci-fi story about the evolution of a rocketbound society.
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Those Who Knew Earth: Arrival, Part 1 (opens the original)
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Nearly a century ago, a cybernetics corporation controlled by a digital copy of a man named John Alexander launched a colony ship for Tao Ceti to establish humanity’s first interstellar home. The crew adjusted to the long journey, until John began to break down, taking liberties with their minds, and Phillip, the original captain, reset it. His granddaughter Jewel merged with the ship’s computer and ruled until she was forced to depower herself twenty-five years ago. Now the crew looks forward t
Those Who Knew Earth: Revolution, Part 9 (opens the original)
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The crew has completed a revolt against Jewel, the despot who ruled with the help of an uploaded AI, largely through the mediation of Isaac. They awake to usher in the last era of the flight… This is chapter 5 of a serial about a generation ship. This chapter takes place 75 years into the journey.The main characters are:Jewel, the 50 year old captain, who merged with the ship AI 25 years ago. Sun, 49 years old, seems to have had his youthful rebellion squashed but retains a valuable spark of def
Those Who Knew Earth: Revolution, Part 8 (opens the original)
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The crew of Earth’s first colony ship has managed to avert bloodshed over the ouster of the AI backed Jewel. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="780" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Sip!,w_1456,c_limit,f_aut
Those Who Knew Earth: Revolution, Part 7 (opens the original)
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On Earth’s first colony ship, third-gen shipborn Isaac negotiated a compromise with the cyborg despot Jewel to depower her and bring her inside, saving her and Vanya’s life… but it requires cooperation. The temptation to retain the power remains with every step.This is chapter 5 of a serial about a generation ship. This chapter takes place 75 years into the journey.The main characters are:Jewel, the 50 year old captain, who merged with the ship AI 25 years ago. Sun, 49 years old, seems to have h
Those Who Knew Earth: Revolution, Part 6 (opens the original)
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Last week, Sun’s plot unfurled. He used his grandson to lure Jewel outside the ship, then barred the airlock. She can mentally overpower him, but not puppet him, and both her and the child can now measure their lives in breaths. Jewel summoned four other crew to free her, but failed to anticipate Tao and Dima taking Sun’s side. Now a struggle ensues. But first, rewind a few minutes.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3tnd!,f_auto,q_auto:good
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