From the Author

Hi, welcome to my story.

I’ve been chest deep in sci-fi since childhood and often take it for granted just how many topics seem normal or obvious to me. When I began writing this book, my only intention was to accomplish a personal goal – I wanted to finally finish a story, and have fun doing it. I never set out to publish. I just wanted to do it for me, and make a story that I would want to read, something enjoyable.

As I’ve shared it, I’m finding many people are a bit intimidated by the sci-fi genre for a variety of reasons. I hope you’ll be willing to give this story a shot. It is undoubtedly based in sci-fi, but I wrote it for everyone. Following this message, you’ll find a list of topics you can explore, as they appear in order within Drop, so you can enjoy more fully. Though many appear at multiple points, this will only highlight their first time. If you want to know more, simply search for the topic and read a little to get a basic understanding as you make your way through, or after. Or don’t – your choice.

I also like to consider how hard it really is to get an idea from one brain into another while still having it look pretty much the same. So, you’ll find an understanding key to help that part of the process.

Thank you for taking the time to get even this far if you have. I value time, and appreciate that you’re using yours to consume something from my brain. It is an honor. I hope you enjoy my story.

All the best,

G.S. Dunn

Topics to Explore

Space Elevator

The importance of air pressure to breathing

Stoicism

Acoustic levitation and precise audio projection

Climate change impacts

Transparent aluminum

Moon base construction

Nanobots

Quantum mechanics

In vivo vs in vitro

Gravity well (search images too)

Psychonaut/Psychedelic Therapy

Exobiology

Reiki

Breathing Exercise, the Wim Hof method

Engineering plants to grow into furniture

Fractal geometry zoom (pictures and video)

Hyperloop

Understanding Key

Ancara – Ahn-car-uh

Darek – Like ‘arid.’ Dah-rick

Jeff – Jeff

Kanatka – Kahn-ot-kah

Mahlia – Mahl-ya

Soicharb – Soy - carb

Valderia – Val-dare-ee-uh

AURA (Attuned Ultra-precise Reverberated Audio) - A device that projects and concentrates sound in a specific area. Focused at the wearer’s ears only, it produces immersive rich audio playback without the need for an in- or over-ear device.

Drop Hole – The portal in space

Drop Port – The hole structure in the moon, where the Drop hole is projected from, and where the Drop ship is released from.

CAPITALIZED SPEECH! – More emotional and emphatic.

Sentence format speech! – Direct and focused, but loud. Not particularly emotional.