David Selby was born and grew up in Berkeley, California. He taught elementary school in California, Mexico, and New Mexico for thirty-six years. He and his wife live in Northwest New Mexico.  He has written many short stories including the Joe the Man with Gills series. Mica is his first novel.

Mica, an expert navigator, uses the currents of the Darkstream to pilot his ship across the galaxy to join his love, Olivine. On the way, he befriends Ronnie, a stowaway who can look like a coat or a first aid kit, the mysterious Vuud, and the translucent “Slight People”. They experience the savage planet of Carnage and the whirling destruction of the Moon of 10,000 Drones before they even reach Olivine in the brand-new city of Garner in the midst of an unknown world.


Mica

Ronnie, Mica, and Vuud set off in great excitement to return the remnant of Seemax's crew to their craft. Mica was interested just to see what it looked like again in its skeletal condition. What nobody had been prepared for, however was a viewing stand about 25 meters long up on supports with a crowd made up of all strata of Garner society staring at the huge ruined ship; against Seemax,the viewing stand seemed like a small shell on the shore.The Garners were talking animatedly and gesturing to one another. 


Vuud found the security guards and were ushered into the skydock itself.


"Excuse me Marchan', what are all those people doing on that stage?"


Chapter 23: Reviving