The Ghost Pit

Infobox short story
name = The Ghost Pit
author = Stephen Baxter
language = English
genre = Science fiction short story
published_in = Asimov's Science Fiction
publication_type = Magazine
pub_date = July 2001

"The Ghost Pit" is a science fiction short story published in 2001 by Stephen Baxter. It was nominated for the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Short Story as well as the 2002 Locus Award and 2002 Asimov's Reader Poll. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit8.html#334-2001 LOCUS Index to SF Awards] ]

Plot summary

The story follows Raida, a young woman on a hunting expedition, who is teamed with her mother's old partner, L'Eesh. The two are investigating a large jovian planet for the presence of rare aliens known as Ghosts when their spacecraft is attacked and they crash land on one of the planet's moons. As they walk to the artificially constructed bridge that connects the two moons, Raida learns more about Ghosts, her mother and how much she can trust her partner.

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External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/03/04/the-ghost-pit-by-stephen-baxter/ The Ghost Pit at BestScienceFictionStories.com] - short story reviews and resources.