Stars in the Time of Dreaming
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Stars in the Time of Dreaming | |||
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| Short story by Ilsa J. Bick | |||
| Publication | |||
| Published | 6 February 2007 | ||
| Publisher | BattleCorps | ||
| Pages | 18 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Civil War era Jihad era | ||
| Timeline | 15 July 3062 — 14 March 3068 | ||
| Series | |||
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"Civil War eraJihad era" is not in the list (Pre–Star League era, Star League era, Succession Wars era, Clan Invasion era, Civil War era, Jihad era, Dark Age era, ilClan era, Clan Homeworlds era) of allowed values for the "Era" property.
Stars in the Time of Dreaming is a short story by Ilsa J. Bick that was first published online on BattleCorps on 6 February 2007 as the third installment in the Case White series. It was later republished in print in the fourth BattleCorps anthology, Fire for Effect, in 2013.
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| “ | Dr. Claude Gaines, Clara's friend and former commanding officer in ComStar, had invited her to remain with him on New Earth for a month, to catch up on old times. Her husband Jack went ahead with their daughter back to Tasmania, on Earth—not knowing that war was coming to Terra... | ” |
Plot Summary[edit]
Although she is an inactive Com Guard reserve and currently pregnant, Clara took up service as a doctor aboard the Vision of Truth under Dr. Gaynes to travel to Terra, thus participating in Case White. On 13 March 3068 she comes to in sickbay to she ship's blaring siren after being thrown into a bulkhead following a series of explosions and passing out. The ship is largely without power, and Dr. Gaynes was messily killed by a closing emergency door. Clara screams at the sight of his mutilated body, which attracts the attention of another surviving crewman, "Mackie" McAndrews. However, they find that they have no way to leave the stricken ship as it falls toward Terra.
Falling stars have a special meaning for Clara and Jack, and she told him once that some tribes believe a child's spirit rides down to Terra on a shooting star. With Mackies help Clara gets a brief radio message to Jack, informing him of her fate—that she will be dead by the time he receives the message. Grief-stricken, Jack and their daughter Amy watch the falling stars of destroyed spacecraft rain down on Terra throughout the night.
Featured Characters[edit]
- Clara
- Jack
- Amy
- "Mackie" McAndrews
- Dr. Claude Gaynes (mentioned)
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Featured BattleTech[edit]
WarShips[edit]
- Potemkin-class troop cruiser WarShip, Vision of Truth
- Aegis-class heavy cruiser WarShip, Swift Justice (mentioned)