Free Fiction Monday: Ice Breakers
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Maya knows her job as mining supervisor, and she knows it well. But do the higher-ups listen to her? Of course not.
But when the biggest ice storm yet hits Xeunite, Maya finds her incompetent bosses the least of her worries. As the storm rages, Maya faces life-and-death decisions—ones she might not survive.
With “Ice Breakers,” Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers up an unexpected heroine of the highest order.
“Ice Breakers” by Hugo Award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, is free on this website for one week only. The story’s also available as an ebook through various online retailers here.
Ice Breakers
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Thank you for a riveting story, Kris! I loved everything about it.