Dear Readers:What you are about to enjoy is the short story, Colony: A Space Opera from which the full novel was born. Of course, I'd love for you to read my entire novel, Colony Ascension: An Erotic Space Opera. Happy voyages!Warmest regards,Valjeanne Jefferswww.vjeffersandqveal.comAn erotic, science fiction tale of betrayal and rebirth (sneak peek)."Chamberlain lived in a 30 room mansion. He had no wife or children; and his parents, who'd both been scientists, were dead. But they'd been kind enough to leave him a hefty inheritance, and the keys to a burgeoning astronautics empire. Which was very fortunate for him, because the Earth was dying.Cover art and design by Quinton Veal. An alternate verion of this story appears in Genesis Science Fiction Magazine Issue #3