“Collapse” is a 2008 science fiction short story by Michael Burstein. It is about an astronomer who believes the universe has begun to contract.
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Collapse by Michael Burstein
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Oct
The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross
Posted by Rusty Published in 2000's, Award Winners, Free, Funny, Hugo Awards, Novella, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews“The Concrete Jungle” is a 2004 science fiction novella by Charles Stross. It is about an agent who works for a secret British intelligence organization handling supernatural cases, and his discovery that someone has hacked into their deadly network.
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Oct
Slow Life by Michael Swanwick
Posted by Rusty Published in 2000's, Aliens, Award Winners, Free, Hard Science Fiction, Hugo Awards, Michael Swanwick, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, by Famous Authors“Slow Life” is a 2002 science fiction novelette by Michael Swanwick. It is about an astronaut on Titan who believes she is in communication with a newfound life form.
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Oct
It’s a Good Life by Jerome Bixby
Posted by Rusty Published in 1950's, Classics, Free, Hugo Awards, Online, Printable, Scary, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story“It’s a Good Life” is a 1953 science fiction short story by Jerome Bixby. It is about a small boy who uses his special powers to terrorize the small town in which he lives.
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Oct
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Posted by Rusty Published in 1950's, Aliens, Classics, Free, Good for Kids, Online, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story, by Famous Authors“The Game of Rat and Dragon” is a 1955 science fiction short story by Cordwainer Smith. It is about the telepaths, and their partners, who use mind altering pin-sets to protect spaceships traveling in interstellar space.
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Oct
Chance Encounter by A. Bertram Chandler
Posted by Rusty Published in 1950's, Classics, Free, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story“Chance Encounter” is a 1959 science fiction short story by A. Bertram Chandler. It is about two men who accept dangerous but lucrative assignments as crewmen on an exploration ship to the edge of the galaxy.
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Oct
Relay by Lewis Shiner
Posted by Rusty Published in 1990's, Free, Good for Kids, Online, Printable, Scary, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story, Time Travel, Very Short“Relay” is a 1991 science fiction short story by Lewis Shiner. It is about a man who claims to have traveled to the future while on a relay station in orbit above the Earth.
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