A Mighty Fortress

When Melanchthon arrived at the dim red star after a forty-year journey Theodore awoke from suspended animation eager to implement the Lutheran Interstellar Terraforming Societys plan to transform a barren rocky world into New Augsburg a refuge for faith and life.A challenging plan: move an icy asteroid billions of miles quickly convert the asteroid into new seas and a breathable atmosphere for the rocky world then seed the surface with life. Yet Theodore felt confident in his teams ability to complete the mission.A challenging plan made more challenging by other members of his own expedition.