David Selby

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

"Rogere, our shadow, our lifeboat, I've been examining it; it's got an odd skin. It looks as though it's wearing a sweater."


"Its name is Ben. Actually, it is kind of fuzzy or nubbly and I'll tell you why- tomorrow."


According to my best calculations, we are about four days out from Wentworth. I'll be glad to get back. I've been missing Olive. 


Rogere and I have been getting to know each other more personally. Today he opened up to me about his family-a thing I would not have supposed he would do.


Chapter 35: Not Easy