Alien Plague by Christopher Koehler

Dr. Avery Hutton lives in good times. All of humanity now lives under the Global Republic, a democratic government that works hard to protect the rights of their citizens, expand orbital infrastructure and explore space. The last of which is helped by the relatively new warp drive, allowing probes to travel to and from the nearest stars over the course of a few years.
This is part of Avery’s job, helping organize the missions from the ground, his specialty being the analysis of microorganism from other star systems. But this most recent mission will change everything. For while every return mission previously had gone well, and few issues were observed, this time one of the returning samples is a bit… nastier than any previous sample. This time something has returned that could wipe out all life on Earth.

Category: Hard Science Fiction