Danger comes from the sky.

Seryozha and his pod-brothers were miners on a distant asteroid. It was a lonely life, and a lot of hard work, but they could take pride in work accomplished.

And then their asteroid captured a mysterious object. One that drew their minds even as it left them profoundly uneasy.

When a passing suttler provided the opportunity to investigate its mysteries, all of them discovered that there are some secrets best left unplumbed.

"The Damnable Asteroid"

by Leigh Kimmel