A space opera short story from sci-fi author noc, "The Far Side of the Universe," a Tor.com Original.When young Ira arrives for her appointment, she is prepared to be transported to The Gateway to Heaven, 6,070 light years away. But the technicians shepherding her through the process fear there’s more to it than what’s advertised.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Noc, to metafora czasu w którym człowiek pozornie pozostawiony zostaje samemu sobie. Musi dokonywać wyboru pomiędzy dobrem a złem. Noc, to także spotkanie z tym, co niepoznane, z tajemnicą. Mamy różne okresy w naszym życiu, ale chyba najważniejszych wyborów dokonujemy wtedy, kiedy jesteśmy młodzi. Do końca jednak nie zdajemy sobie sprawy co nami kieruje i dlaczego postąpiliśmy tak a nie inaczej.

Written under a pseudonym. Due to public demand for more, additional untold stories that did not appear in the author's first three books + some insights that have come to fruition since first being published. Actually based on true events that the author was involved in as an NOC (non-official cover) undercover intel officer for the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).Supplement to The NOC Trilogy.

"WE WERE INSTITUTIONAL KILLERS in disruptive actions on the black, that is to say we made illegal entries across borders to perform dirty work, then returned home mostly without the knowledge or connection to the local British embassy's staff assigned to other covert affairs. The main job description was called deep cover within SIS, though the U.S.-led NATO preferred NOC or non-official cover - either description was undeclared. I served in various divisions in charge of different co...

I WASN'T A REGULAR DAILY WORKER but a returning non-official cover officer from overseas who was recalled home every now and then for briefings. Most people here had no clue of what I really did, though I noted a certain distant reverence in their cleanly shaved facial responses to me and my unkempt stubble tonight. My six-numbered security card that carried no visual link to SIS, whenever it was inserted in the box, followed by my four-digit PIN code (that made the green light flash) told...

I am owner of student noc union who try to write a poem as " ਅੱਜ ਮੈਂ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਾਂ ਸੋਹਣੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ "ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਦੇ ਸੋਚਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਵਿਰਾਸਤ ਅਤੇ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਬਦਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ? ਇਹ ਕਾਵਿ-ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪੰਜ ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਅਮੀਰ ਵਿਰਾਸਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਦਾ ਹੈ।ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਪੰਥ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਹੋਇਆ, ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਨੇ ਕਈ ਮਹਾਨ ਗੁਰੂਆਂ, ਯੋਧਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਨਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਨਹਿਰੀ ਚਿੜੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ...

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