Hey everyone, I’m going to be out of town for the next few weeks, so I’ll be taking a break from posting short story reviews. I’ll be back at the end of July, but until then you can satisfy your science fiction cravings by visiting one of my favorite sites: Variety SF Free SF Reader [...]

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I have never been to Australia, but I would love to go! They sure do have some great Science Fiction authors though – and not just Greg Egan. Check out these 2 cool stories from Antipodean SF.

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“The Star and the Rockets” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Harry Turtledove. It is about an athlete in New Mexico who meets some very strange and benevolent beings.

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“A Gun for Dinosaur” is a 1956 science fiction novelette by L. Sprague de Camp. It is about a guide company that takes their clients millions of years into the past on dinosaur hunting expeditions.

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Today we return to Flash Fiction Online, where we find one classic story and one modern story about traveling through space to different worlds. Hold on tight!

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“Last Son of Tomorrow” is a 2009 science fiction short story by Greg van Eekhout. It is about a super-hero who gets tired of doing the same old thing all the time.

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“Hooves And The Hovel Of Abdel Jameela” is a 2009 speculative fiction short story by Saladin Ahmed. It is about an ancient Middle-Eastern doctor who helps a very strange couple.

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Today’s edition of Flash Fiction Friday take us to the journal Nature – where we are treated to a couple of excellent stories by a pair of famous science fiction authors!

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“Micromegas” is a 1752 philosophical short story – in a science fictional setting – by Voltaire. It is about an incredibly large being from Sirius that travels to our solar system and is intrigued by what he finds here.

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