Vessels of Life: Biotech Science Fiction from Peregrine Gate Press

Vessels of Life is a collection of two novellas and a bonus short story that explore biology as the central stage of mystery, survival, and transformation. Grounded in real medical and biological principles, these stories push living systems beyond their limits—where the familiar begins to behave in unsettling and unexpected ways.In The Chalice, an archaeological discovery in Eastern Europe sets off a chain of events that challenges fundamental assumptions about life, preservation, and what it means to be human.In Trojan Pig, a routine surgical setting opens into a hidden network of engineered biology, where innovation and greed blur into something far more dangerous than either alone.And in Final Verdict, a brief and unconventional story presents an alien world that may feel disorienting at first—until its true nature becomes clear. Readers with a medical or biological background may recognize deeper layers beneath the surface as an unfolding puzzle.These are not tales of distant galaxies or speculative physics. They are stories of something much closer—systems already within reach, and futures that may be nearer than we think. Read more