After a spacecraft is severely damaged with the deaths of the captain and several crewmembers, the ship's artificial intelligence, following his former orders, attempts to resuscitate him, and constructs a virtual version of him which demands the crew continue the mission instead of turning back, on pain of summary execution for mutiny.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |
|
Weird Tales, Spring 1988 | Terminus | MAGAZINE | 30 |
| March 1989 |
|
Endangered Species | Tor | Collection | 377 |
| April 1989 |
|
Endangered Species | The Easton Press | Collection | 377 |
| February 1990 |
|
Endangered Species | Orbit / Futura | Collection | 377 |
| April 1990 |
|
Endangered Species | Tor | Collection | 377 |
| April 1990 |
|
Nebula Awards 24 | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | Anthology | 179 |
| April 1990 |
|
Nebula Awards 24 | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | Anthology | 179 |
| November 1990 |
|
Silhouettes | Denoël | Collection | 253 |
| October 1993 |
|
The Ultimate Zombie | Dell | Anthology | 342 |
| September 1995 |
|
The Best of Weird Tales | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 416 |
| 1996 |
|
The Best of Weird Tales | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 416 |
| October 1998 |
|
Eternal Lovecraft: The Persistence of H. P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture | Golden Gryphon Press | Anthology | 279 |
| September 2004 | Endangered Species | Orb | Collection | 377 | |
| April 2006 |
|
The Ultimate Undead | ibooks | Anthology | |342 |
| July 2013 |
|
Endangered Species | Orb | Collection | 377 |
| August 2013 |
|
The Ultimate Undead | ibooks | Anthology | |
| August 2023 |
|
The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories | Subterranean Press | Collection | 89 |