A Future Chron Story Battle at Ciudad de las Estrellas!It was the most audacious undertaking ever conceived by man. The building of a Starway where light-sails would journey on beams of laser light to distant stars. But there was misunderstanding between the Star-Way Corporation and the settlements along the Starway. And misunderstanding always leads to conflict.Read about the building of this engineering marvel and the struggle to keep it operating."The Cloud" is a story in the Future Chron Series. This series of short stories published by Future Chron Publishing ranges from near future to far millennial, from familiar Earth-based settings to distant worlds.This is hard science fiction - old school."The Cloud" is also available in the collections "From The Earth V-2."