Stories tagged “Aristotelean cosmology”
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Celestial Clockwork
A massive, blue-green dirigible plowed through the antarctic skies, slowly gathering speed as it traced its southern course. Its shadow glided across the ragged landscape, momentarily eclipsing a small German outpost from the soft rays of the midnight ...
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Earth Unbound
“Well… we must investigate,” Hans offered, before disappearing deep into the tent to undoubtedly pack. Alarick was left outside, eyes still affixed at the damaged Axis. Cracks from where the dirigible crashed opened in the once smooth...
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Earth Starbound
“Is the earth… falling?” “Never mind that. How do we get down?” Alarick felt weightless and nauseous, looking quickly for an object to grasp and pull himself back to the ground. He could find nothing. He was floating on a...
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Rising Action
“If you have forgotten, we just saw the other half of the axis recede from us at one-hundred-thousand kilometers per hour.” A pause. “That is a slight problem.” With difficulty, Alarick managed to right himself and started craw...