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- An ancient temple defiled by a swarm of insect-bots, sent by a disillusioned adherent
- An interplanetary cold war, threatening to turn hot in an instant
- A group of alien scientists, trying to recover their lost data, possibly by vivisection
- A sassy spelunker looking for an alien god's heart in the depths of a planet made up entirely of millions of space ship derelicts that have accreted over time
- An accidental immortal, bored with life, who has become obsessed with carrying out some mundane task