The Draper Catalogue

Quite by accident she thinks, Henrietta Draper (Hattie) finds herself standing on the surface of a distant planet orbiting the star HD10307 in the constellation Andromeda. Bad enough . . . but it seems the planet's inhabitants expect her, somehow, to "save the universe."

It's not all bad, of course; the landscape is tropical and pleasant and Hattie meets half a dozen quirky sentient species, all of whom seem able to speak English. Yet all is not well on Entallay. Everywhere there is talk of the approaching "darkness" and Hattie has no idea how or when she'll return home.

 

The Draper Catalogue: a fantasy/scifi adventure which poses some serious philosophical questions about truth and reality. 86000 words.