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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 ...more

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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. ...more

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	The Future Chronicles: Special Edition by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author), Susan Kaye Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 521 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) 3.78 avg rating — 222 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) 4.28 avg rating — 174 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) 3.85 avg rating — 129 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) 4.02 avg rating — 121 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 Jurassic Chronicles by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author), Victor Milán, Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 105 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) 4.25 avg rating — 85 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) 4.31 avg rating — 61 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
	Tales from the Starship Discovery by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew Mather (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Bobby Adair (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2019	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 Gamer Chronicles by Samuel Peralta (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Crystal Watanabe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2019	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 (22 books)
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Michelle Browne (Goodreads Author),

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

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The Future Chronicles: Special Edition (The Future Chronicles)

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“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.”
― Samuel Peralta, The Future Chronicles: Special Edition

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“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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