“Our grandfathers always lived on Earth, and we are the first people ever to undertake such a journey. You can be proud that you’re here. Your grandfather, who volunteered to come, was a great man, and we’ve got to do everything to make sure that the Station keeps running.”Thirteen to Centaurus (Peter Potter, 1965)
May
4
Star Wars Day
Dr Francis (Donald Houston) and Abel (James Hunter). DP: tbd.
Intergalactic travel on Star Wars Day. May the Fourth be with you.
– Dr Francis (from Thirteen to Centaurus, J.G. Ballard, 1962)
A ship travels the universe, on its way to Centaurus. On board is a group of people, fourteen in total, one of them a teenager named Abel. His recurring nightmare about a glowing disc prompts to sessions with the on-board psychologist, and the only one with knowledge of Earth, Dr Francis.