Synopsis
A man and woman crash their balloon into the ocean during an unexpected hurricane. They are rescued by a hospice ship, called the Charon.
History
First publication: Stellar #7, ed. by Judy-Lynn Del Rey, Del Rey, August 1981
Review
This is kind of a typical Tiptree story, with all the humor, tragedy, dillemma and, most of all, wacky imagination that I am used to reading these stories. An excellent story. Recommended.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
Byte Beautiful, hardcover, Doubleday, 1985-11-00
The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness, hardcover, Subterranean Press, 2023-09-00
