Read “Harbinger” by R.M. Hamrick in Sci Phi Journal’s summer issue. Sci Phi Journal was named Best SF Magazine by the 2022 European Awards.
“Harbinger” and its alternate future is centered around the arrival of a harmless derelict, what we might make of it, and in the end, what that might make of us. It’s inspired by the quiet ship with more questions than answers in Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama and the young narration of skyful wonders in China Miéville’s Polynia.