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Ellie Simmons lost the love of her life, her husband Daniel. And now, two years later, baby Daniel is born — a clone of the man she lost.
continue reading "The Baby by Karen A. Wyle"

This is a guest post by Rick Buchan.

The Nature Of Man. Since the days of Pinocchio, inanimate devices seem mesmerized by Man and obsessed with trying to discover the answer to what it is and what it means to be human.

This quirky yet wonderful novelette, written by Roger Zelazny in 1966, illustrates the frustratingly perplex struggle to correlate genius with folly, strength with frailty, and all the promise and pratfalls of what it means to be Man! (*)
continue reading "For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny"

3 classic authors of short science fiction

When people think of science fiction, they usually imagine huge tomes with equally intimidating page counts and plot lines. Few people outside the sci-fi fan base consider the countless thought provoking sci-fi short stories produced every year by prominent and newfound writers. Below are three classic sci-fi authors with an impressive short story catalogue worth investigating.

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This is a guest post by Rick Buchan.

Time Travel. What a compelling, uniquely seductive science fiction theme! The chance to correct a wrong, witness an historical event first hand, or simply escape to a better time when the world made sense; you know – the “good old days”.
continue reading "The Hertford Manuscript by Richard Cowper"

In the style of Mr Men and Thomas the Tank Engine (with a bit of Douglas Adam’s style reality) comes Alien Characters, a monthly series of science fiction short story ebooks for Kindle for children aged 6-10.
continue reading "Alien Characters by Neil A. Hogan"

There are a number of notable science fiction writing competitions open for the new year so whether you have a new story to tell, want to polish up something you wrote back in high school (or even if you’re actually in high school), or simply want to challenge yourself to try something new, start getting your manuscripts ready! It doesn’t take a master’s degree in writing to get your science fiction writing recognized and even published through sci-fi competitions. These open contests for writers with varying experience and ability can provide that gateway of opportunity for talented sci-fi storytellers.
continue reading "Science Fiction Competitions"

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES

Wow!  It’s been 4 years since Rusty let me know he was starting this website, and I started spending countless hours at work reading the science fiction short stories he reviewed.  (I’m sure none of you have ever done that…)  Happy 4th Anniversary BSFS!
continue reading "4th Anniversary Special: Cin’s Top 10 List"

Wow – it has been 4 years since I started this web site, and what a great time it has been! I don’t have a whole speech prepared, but I do want to point out some of the highlights of the last year.
continue reading "Happy Birthday to us – We are 4 years old!"

So, in the past 4 years I have read a few Christmas themed science fiction short stories, and every year my list gets longer. This year we are up to nine strange stories that will help you get in the spirit of the season – woohoo! If you are wanting to get in the Christmas mood sci-fi style then check out these beauties. Enjoy!
continue reading "9 Christmas SF Short Stories"

[Editor's Note:] Happy weekend! Today I am passing on some author-provided information about a short story collection. This sounds interesting, but I haven’t read any of the stories contained in it. If you end up reading any please let us know what you thought.

Tele-Peri-Kaleido-Scope is a collection of short stories that have been programmed to kick your imagination in the teeth. From pot-smoking mystics and alien invaders, to syphilitic homeless couples and throne-rooms filled with tears, these stories are for those weary of reality and looking for a short vacation elsewhere.

Jonas Samuelle is the author of the critically ignored Ghosts of a Tired Universe. It’s said that he awoke in an Arizona vineyard several years ago to find that he had no memory, a bleeding head-wound, a relentless authorial drive, and a shotgun leveled at him. Some of these issues have yet to be remedied.

You can find his work at Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, Sony, B&N, and CreateSpace.

To connect with Jonas or get updates on his projects, go to JonasSamuelle.com.

Hey everybody,

Cin (my co-blogger here at BestScienceFictionStories.com) is giving away some free science fiction stuff at her movie review blog this week.
continue reading "Win a Free Book of Short Stories"

Jason Sanford, one of my favorite science fiction authors, has released a short story collection! Woohoo!
continue reading "Never Never Stories by Jason Sanford"

Hey everyone,

A few miscellaneous items today:
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Published by Small Beer Press in 2001, Kelly Link’s Stranger Things Happen is a beautiful collection of eleven short stories that touch on and mix-up many different genres: fantasy, fable, science fiction, mystery, and horror. Many refer to the work of Kelly Link as speculative fiction because of its cross-genre characteristics, which is what gives her work a wider appeal.
continue reading "Wandering Through the Worlds of Kelly Link: A Review of Stranger Things Happen"

So, I was a preliminary judge for the Million Writers Award this year. I had a very enjoyable time going through many of the nominated stories and sifting out the ones that I liked the best. And just like last year I read a bunch of stories that I did not like, but I also read several that were excellent and of the speculative fiction persuasion!
continue reading "2011 Million Writers Award"

April 12th marked the 50th anniversary of the first man in space. Yep, back in 1961 the Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin spent 108 minutes orbiting the Earth – much to the chagrin of NASA and the US space program. It was truly an historic moment for space exploration.
continue reading "News and A Story: The Russian Space Program"

Cin, who helps me review science fiction stories here, has started her own movie review blog!
continue reading "Cin’s Movie Reviews"

Looking for a great robot story to read? Here are 18 of my favorite science fiction short stories about robots.
continue reading "18 Fantastic Robot Stories"

I just wanted to let everyone know that one of my favorite blogs is back up and running: QuasarDragon.
continue reading "QuasarDragon is Back!"

Happy 3rd anniversary to BestScienceFictionStories.com! I have had a really good year reading and reviewing science fiction short stories.
continue reading "Happy 3rd Anniversary to BestScienceFictionStories.com"