Walking to Aldebaran

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky

I'M LOST. I'M SCARED. AND THERE'S SOMETHING HORRIBLE IN HERE.

My name is Gary Rendell. I'm an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, "astronaut, please!" I dreamed astronaut, I worked astronaut, I studied astronaut. I got lucky; when a probe exploring the Oort Cloud found a strange alien rock and an international team of scientists was put together to go and look at it, I made the draw.

I got even luckier. When disaster hit and our team was split up, scattered through the endless cold tunnels, I somehow survived.

Now I'm lost, and alone, and scared, and there's something horrible in here.

Lucky me.

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

©2019 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2019 Tantor

amazing (per usual)

fantastic story, per usual. well rounded plot with good science fiction, humor, and enough depth to make you care about the characters. has a real HHGTTG vibe but not afraid to explore darker and more serious emotions. author does a fantastic job narrating his own story. highly recommend!!!!

All Hail Frog God

This short story has been narrated by the Author himself and BY GOD what an experience. Adrian Tchaikovsky is bar none one of the best "newish" authors to write (and apparently, narrate) SF stories. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a fresh and creative take on SF and fantasy. Just be aware that Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing range is very wide within the fantasy and SF genras, so your mileage may vary depending on the series. As for this title, an easy 5/5.

Great Short Sci Fi

Wickedly good sci fi with an unexpected twist. Perfectly narrated, delightfully written. A great ‘monster’ story.

Weird but loved it

Weird but loved it
Chatty and rambling but given context of plot makes perfect sense.

Ellison like

The tone and themes reminded me of Harlan Ellison. This is Great Stuff. I'll go through all of this author's short stories now.