wired - Science Fiction 6

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 novella by Edwin A. Abbott, still popular among mathematics and computer science students, and considered useful reading for people studying topics ……続きを見る

This is a story of the changes coming in an uncertain future and what people do to live as best they can. Those that best prepare will be those that best live through the coming challenges. The main……続きを見る

A long-held axiom maintains that morality cannot be legislated; morality, after all, is a personal concept that comes from within each individual, while laws passed supposedly for the good of all ar……続きを見る

Jim Vedder, chief engineer at California’s FastTech Corporation, has developed the world’s fastest camera. But exploring the bizarre universe of the super fast, soon uncovers horrific entities that ……続きを見る

After eleven years in space, the Argo landed on the dangerous, unknown planet Lucifer. The crew faced an untamed world of huge, carnivorous birds with wolverine heads and flashing black teeth; furre……続きを見る

Humorous genre lists. In addition to the title piece, includes: Our Robot President: The First Hundred Days, Rules for Dealing with Your Teenage Werewolf Son, Excuses Why Your Monster Husband Cannot……続きを見る

Far in the future a court meets to determine the fate of a planet that has broken the law. A short Sci-Fi story. Author’s Note: I am not sure what inspired this story (possibly too much caffeine), b……続きを見る

It developed in the great apes of the Congo basin, making a cross-species jump to humans, like ebola and HIV. Its status blossomed into a world-wide pandemic. A virus, so virulent, it killed nearly ……続きを見る

A spacefaring horde of carnivorous crab-like aliens known as the Knackers is advancing toward the human core worlds, decimating outlying systems as they go. When the invaders approach Eden, one of t……続きを見る

Despite the development of a faster-than-light drive, Earth’s space program has been in the doldrums for centuries, as has Earth itself. Hyperspace being impossible to navigate without beacons at wh……続きを見る

Captured angels, bioterrorism, chimpanzee politics, and tips on staging your own death. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Winter 2013 collects ……続きを見る

Eighty years before he was Dagger he was Gerard Pascel, a frightened boy on the run. Giving up one life means taking on the mantle of another. Dagger of the Ghost Legion gives a personal account of ……続きを見る

In the year 2077, America is a dreary, stagnant place. In the White House, the question of the day is "How can we return the United States to its former greatness?" To do so, the nation's new Presid……続きを見る

Forty light years from earth, the colonists on the world of Unua have somehow managed to keep civilization struggling on, despite twice daily earthquakes and technology lagging far behind that of th……続きを見る

An old demon gets caught up in the bureaucracy of hell, a little girl is chosen to dance for fire-breathing goddesses, a hellhound finds a loving home, and a werewolf dabbles in the online dating sc……続きを見る

The sci-fi thriller Come Dance a Cumbia…with Stars in your Hand! completes “The Chaos Chronicles Trilogy,” a vision of the future that is troubling, inspiring, and astounding. Survivors of the Chaos……続きを見る

The future is news, and Cale Calvert is on location to report it. Cale chases his news leads through a complex world where new science and technology are every headline. From genetic engineer at a d……続きを見る

~* Book 4.5 of the Salak'patan Series *~ The civilizations of the Halls rose up from the ashes of destruction to begin anew after a terrible war devastated everything and left only the tattered rema……続きを見る

With a meteor on a collision course with Earth, a mass evacuation is underway for a privileged few - but not for an elderly man who must say goodbye to those he loves. A powerful Christmas tale that……続きを見る

For Sam, working at the Future Shoppe is a study in absurdity. Every week, he receives a directive from home office, a new product display, store layout, or signage style. And in the middle of every……続きを見る

By the time the colonists landed on the planet with two suns, they had already divided into the rulers and the ruled. When the new world failed to provide sufficient food, this division erupted into……続きを見る

The first in a series of stories about the darker side of the life of fairies. 続きを見る

The aliens have arrived. And they want to Join. Yes, that means what you think it does. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. 続きを見る

They call them the "rat-catchers." They're the crew of the spaceship Daedalus, which an economically destitute Earth has dispatched on a mission to re-establish contact with its far-flung, long-lost……続きを見る

The space dragons are coming! And this time they are coming with their Empire form the depths of Space itself. They mean business and they aren't going to take the torture from us any-longer! This i……続きを見る

It’s been a year since Tommy’s near death experience in D.C. A year since he was thrust into a hidden world of sentient machines and genetically engineered soldiers. A year since everything changed.……続きを見る

The Call of Cthulhu is H. P. Lovecraft’s most well-known and celebrated work of supernatural horror fiction. The short story is a fantastic fusion of science fiction and thrilling tension. Francis T……続きを見る

When Buckey the Space Pirate decides to take a creative writing course, of course he turns for help to his best friend, Fred the talking oak tree. Fred knows the English language better than any hum……続きを見る

Dolls of all kinds have been loved by children and adults alike from the dawn of time. It's not surprising, then, that writers through the ages have been inspired to create fictional accounts that h……続きを見る

A weaponized message from space devastates Earth, leaving the few survivors with telepathic abilities. A century and a half later the aliens who sent the message arrive. With society still rebuildin……続きを見る