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The Ocean of the Blind, by James L. Cambias.
This is a humorous (in a very black comedy way) story about two cultures not handling first contact in any way the right way.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:04AM
This is a humorous (in a very black comedy way) story about two cultures not handling first contact in any way the right way.
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Ten Sigmas, by Paul Melko
A small suspenseful and moving tale.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:15AM
A small suspenseful and moving tale.
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Sissyphus and the Stranger, by Paul Di Fillipo.
An outrageous alternate world story set in a world that way different from the one we know, but shows us a peek at another way Albert Camus' life could have went.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:14AM
An outrageous alternate world story set in a world that way different from the one we know, but shows us a peek at another way Albert Camus' life could have went.
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Footvote, by Peter F. Hamilton.
Most readers know this writer from his massive modern Space Operas, but this is a short and powerful story about a world turned upside down by an unbelievable invention.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:11AM
Most readers know this writer from his massive modern Space Operas, but this is a short and powerful story about a world turned upside down by an unbelievable invention.
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The Garden, by Eleanor Arnason.
This is a story which gives us a SF story written by someone from another world and another species, and it works big time.
I love the footnotes explaining the references made to humans and their culture, for the story's intended audience. It also makes a sly point about gender politics.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:08AM
This is a story which gives us a SF story written by someone from another world and another species, and it works big time.
I love the footnotes explaining the references made to humans and their culture, for the story's intended audience. It also makes a sly point about gender politics.
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The Dragons of Summer Gulch, by Robert Reed.
This is a sly alternate world story that at first glance seems to be about one thing and then shows what it kind of is really about.
Another great short work from Reed.
— Aug 12, 2015 08:01AM
This is a sly alternate world story that at first glance seems to be about one thing and then shows what it kind of is really about.
Another great short work from Reed.
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Falling Star, by Brendan Dubois.
This is a great little story; one for everyone (and they are out there) who thinks that the world would be better off without all the distractions of our modern world.
It also sends a message that shows how fast the haters of science and lovers of superstition will take over without the modern world to hold them back.
— Aug 12, 2015 07:58AM
This is a great little story; one for everyone (and they are out there) who thinks that the world would be better off without all the distractions of our modern world.
It also sends a message that shows how fast the haters of science and lovers of superstition will take over without the modern world to hold them back.
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Riding the White Bull, by Citlin Kiernan.
What a vicious and disturbing story of first contact, that shows there are always more ways that such a thing could happen than we may think.
— Aug 12, 2015 07:54AM
What a vicious and disturbing story of first contact, that shows there are always more ways that such a thing could happen than we may think.
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Mayflower II, by Stephen Baxter.
A huge massive epic story (in a small package) about the changes that a species, and a man, can go through in in 25,000 years. A great tale of hard science sociology, and psychology.
— Aug 12, 2015 07:51AM
A huge massive epic story (in a small package) about the changes that a species, and a man, can go through in in 25,000 years. A great tale of hard science sociology, and psychology.
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The Defenders, by Colin P. Davies.
A short and straight to the point story about how the goal of keeping things just like they have always been could be a cruel and heartless proposition.
— Jul 31, 2015 09:39AM
A short and straight to the point story about how the goal of keeping things just like they have always been could be a cruel and heartless proposition.
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Leviathan Wept, by Daniel Abraham.
This story isn't the usual story of a singularity, nor is it the usual story of terrorists and the people fighting them.
We check in on a world asking what if we were really all connected, and comes to the conclusion that that might not be a good thing to happen, especially if that connection was facilitated by something that thinks we are not a good thing at all.
— Jul 31, 2015 09:37AM
This story isn't the usual story of a singularity, nor is it the usual story of terrorists and the people fighting them.
We check in on a world asking what if we were really all connected, and comes to the conclusion that that might not be a good thing to happen, especially if that connection was facilitated by something that thinks we are not a good thing at all.
