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Samuel Peralta

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Fiction, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction

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Kazuo Ishiguro, Raymond Carver, Pablo Neruda, T.S. Eliot, Craig Raine

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June 2009

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Samuel Peralta is a physicist and storyteller.

Known primarily for his short fiction, he is also a novelist, the author of "The Zoo at the End of the World", and the creator and series editor of the acclaimed "Future Chronicles" speculative anthologies, numbering a score of bestselling titles.

Peralta's writing has been spotlighted in Best American Poetry, selected for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, and has won multiple awards, including from the BBC and the Palanca Memorial Foundation.

Apart from his publishing projects, he is heavily involved in the high-technology industry, and is an ardent supporter and producer of independent film.

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	The Future Chronicles: Special Edition by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) , Susan Kaye Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alt.History 101 by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) , Peter Cawdron (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Immortality Chronicles by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Will Swardstrom (Goodreads Author) , Thomas Robins (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alt.History 102 by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Ellis (Goodreads Author) , Will Swardstrom (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle Worlds: Tails of Dystopia by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Chris Pourteau (Goodreads Author) , Rysa Walker (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 88 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jurassic Chronicles by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Victor Milán , Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shapeshifter Chronicles by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) , Julie E. Czerneda (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle Worlds: Feyland by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Anthea Sharp (Goodreads Author) , Andrea Luhman (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) (Presented by), Ellen Campbell (Editor) , Cheri Lasota (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hereafter: A Story of Love and Time Travel 4.27 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Future Chronicles (21 books)
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The Labyrinth (4 books)
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The Cyborg Chronicles (The Future Chronicles)

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Quotes by Samuel Peralta

“What I found in the form is that shorter works inspire far more immersion than the time it takes to read them. The work is but a seed. Planted, the central element of the speculative fiction is left to grow. The impact of a great short story happens days and often years later. Rather than have the author hand every answer on a silver platter, she buries it and allows your mind and your life experiences to handle the rest. There”
― Samuel Peralta, The Future Chronicles: Special Edition

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“The hinges screech as it opens, jolting Anna and I apart.”
― Samuel Peralta, The Future Chronicles: Special Edition

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“I took on an adaptation of a book called Gossamer. The author played with the hero quest and growing up stuff in some really intriguing ways.”
― Samuel Peralta, The Time Travel Chronicles

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