“Second Variety” is a 1953 science fiction novelette by Philip K. Dick. It is about a post-apocalyptic American major who joins forces with a handful of Russians in order to eliminate robotic killing machines.

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“Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” is a 2009 science fiction novelette by Peter M. Ball. It is about an old patchworker and his clockwork man who save a girl terrorized by a group of mutant bird people.

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“Postmark Ganymede” is a 1957 science fiction short story by Robert Silverberg. It is about a former military officer who must now deliver the mail to one of Jupiter’s moons.

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“Something Wicked This Way Plumbs” is a 2007 science fiction short story by Vylar Kaftan. It is about an alien that employs a very strange technique to catch its dinner!

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This is a guest post by Justin Macumber. “Crystal Nights” is a 2008 science fiction novelette by Greg Egan. It is about a man of great wealth and ambition who wants to not only be the creator of artificial intelligence, but also its master.

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