Maelstrom

Description

War came to Capernica on a beautiful Landing Day . . . Mario Despiri was the son of Capernica’s most famous veteran, and he wanted nothing more than to follow in his late father’s footsteps. But physically disabled as a victim of Moriori Syndrome, that just wasn’t in the cards for him. When the Wolvic attack the planet, most citizens are hastily conscripted to fight the invaders. But not even then is Mario given a weapon and told to march to the sound of gunfire. Mario is determined to do his part to help throw off the enemy. But ignored and shunted aside, what can he do? Orignally published in The Expanding Universe 7, “Maelstrom” is a short story in the Call to Arms: Capernica universe.