Skimmer – Tic Tac

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The Sphere of Gilgamesh is being installed on all Skimmers by Ngarra’s crew. It is a new technology that will make Xtract mining drones autonomous and able to learn group behaviour. Meanwhile, a grid buoy anomaly has appeared and becomes the focus of interest in ‘the Area’. The mimic program has been deployed by the Chinese-owned GlobeCorpMining deep sea mineral harvester, and if combined with the sphere and its red queen sequence will take control of the grid. During completion of overdrive trials for the alternate propulsion system installed on Skimmers a confrontation occurs between all parties.

Andrew has a PhD in environmental and marine science, Grad. Cert. in strategic studies and a Grad. Dip. Ed. He has published in peer-reviewed science journals and co-founded the New Zealand Aquaculture Magazine. Andrew has served as a watchkeeping officer in the navy. He has lectured and taught statistics, marine and maritime studies at a technical institute. During this period, he consulted to the fisheries and aquaculture industry. Subsequently, Andrew contracted to the offshore oil and gas industry in environmental management. He then taught secondary school science and mathematics and is a future schools STEM industry focus advocate.

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Sean Moynahan

Skimmer is a fast story with a lot of action. The new Sphere tech makes the drones smarter, but also more risky. The grid buoy problem adds mystery and danger. Big companies fight for control, and it feels real. It’s a good sci-fi read that keeps you hooked.