Strange Blue World: A Collection of Science Fiction - Brossura

Moralee, John

9781729440568: Strange Blue World: A Collection of Science Fiction

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ISBN 10: 1729440568 ISBN 13: 9781729440568

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2018

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We all live on one strange blue world called Earth. This collection of SF is set on Earth – but not necessarily our Earth. This book contains a wide range of speculative fiction, including short stories about parallel universes, artificial intelligences, steampunk societies, alternate histories and many other science-fiction topics. Strange Blue World explores our planet in nineteen short stories for fans of quirky collections of science fiction. It includes:Manhattan Madness – A man living in New York must cope with an alien virus outbreak. (Light SF.)Eworld – Artificial Intelligences try helping a human be happy in a post-human world. (Cyberpunk.)Locked Up – A visitor learns the truth about a new prison. (Dystopian.)The Visitor – A stranger arrives in the past with a plan for the future. (Time travel / alternate history.)Beyond the Light – A sinister VR device is launched by a corporation. (Evil technology.)Deity in the Clouds – A scientist discovers something strange from the past. (Visionary / speculative fiction.)Greeners – A plague has turned the future into a dangerous land. (Post-apocalyptic survival.)Bland Town – A writer has more than writer’s block to deal with when popular SF characters become real. (Comic SF.)Mr Cogs – The devil is in the details in this steampunk tale.Surface Tension – Humans and aliens meet in an awkward First Contact situation. (Alien contact.)Crossing the Pond – Two sisters write letters to each other after a world-wide disaster. (Dystopian.)Inner Selfie – Social media’s latest app changes the way people behave. (Humorous SF.)Appy Endings – A tech start-up entrepreneur makes a deal with Satan. (Humorous SF.)The War of the Pyromancers – A boy and his sister are the only survivors of an alien invasion. (Dystopian / alien invasion.)Gemini World – Everyone is born with an evil twin – but which is which? (Parallel world.)Billy-Bob and The Crusaders From Mars – Martians attack! (Humorous SF.) The Translucidator – A Victorian scientist experiments on himself. (Steampunk.)Fallen – A child enters a forbidden zone where aliens live, encountering one in urgent need of saving. (First Contact situation.)Imhotep’s Dog – A slave dreams of freedom from his diabolical master. (Steampunk.)

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