Future Days
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Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes and exotic aliens all of which combine to make Future Days a must-read sci-fi fantasy short story collection.Featuring USA TODAY bestselling author Christopher Nuttall. Amazon bestselling sci-fi authors Rick Partlow and PP Corcoran and award-winning author RB Kelly, alongside rising stars in the sci-fi fantasy genre. The stories:The Good Citizen by Aline Boucher Kaplan. Out of work? Need to pay the bills? Dont worry the government is looking for a few good people to work in the colonies. And, oh yeah, its compulsory.Cell Effect by Christopher Cousins. Saiden has abilities. Abilities the government wants to weaponize. Only one thing stands in their way, Ret Saiden.Greener Pastures by Justin C. Fulton. When the line between a utopian virtual world and harsh reality become blurred, the choices we make can be fatal.Orbital Burn by David M. Hoenig. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Who would have thought convicted criminal Slade would be one of them?A Winters Day by Edward Ahern. Ever-Young Cryogenics promise its clients a brief spell of life every decade. But, what happens when your family grow old and die, but you dont?Colony by Gunnar De Winter. In a hierarchical society decided by birth, instructions must be followed. Unless you are a radical and want to destroy the system.The Pink Shar-Ship Switcher by James Worrad. Jada is a businesswoman intent on climbing the corporate ladder by sealing a lucrative deal. That is, until a Being from another reality intervenes.Custodian by Johnny Pez. Only a special kind of person volunteers to stay awake during the long voyages between the stars while the rest of the crew sleeps. But what happens when he gets lonely?The Caller by Lisa Timpf. A job she hates on a world with too many problems. But what if she can escape to a new world and start again? Can she leave everything she knows, and loves, behind?The Trickle-Down Effect by Mark Lyn
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