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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.
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The Silence of the Asonu is a 1998 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin, about the Asonu people, who practically become silent by the time they are adults.
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"The Hammer of God" is a 1992 science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke. It is about an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth and the crew that tries to stop it.
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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! (*)
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"A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Yoon Ha Lee. It is about several different alien species and how they view space travel.
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Cinnamon is a short story by Neil Gaiman about a young princess who meets a tiger that teaches her how to talk.
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"Health Hazard" is a 1973 science fiction short story by Howard L. Myers. It is about an inhabitant of another planet whose addiction to an Earth food eventually helps save her species.
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The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains, a novelette by Neil Gaiman, is the story of a man and his guide who travel together in search of a mysterious cave.
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"Making My Entrance Again With My Usual Flair" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Ken Scholes. It is about an out-of-work clown who transports a strange monkey across the country.
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Softlight Sins, a short story written by Peter F. Hamilton, is about a controversial criminal sentence that takes place for the first time.
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"The Gulf Between" is a 1953 science fiction novella by Tom Godwin. It is about 2 soldiers who after the war compete for control of the world’s most powerful computer.
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"Earth Hour" is a 2011 science fiction short story by Ken MacLeod. It is about a rich, despised man who is being stalked by a futuristic assassin.
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"The Stutterer" is a 1955 science fiction novelette by R. R. Merliss. It is about a strange galactic fugitive who flees to Earth.
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This is a guest post by Sarah Petersen

“Hello,” Said the Gun is a 2011 science fiction short story written by Jay Lake. The story is about a 12 year old girl who finds a talking gun in an old oak tree, it explores the issues of trust and survival.
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"Or We Will All Hang Separately" is a 2010 science fiction novelette by Nancy Jane Moore. It is about a small group of native Americans who travel to a future Los Alamos laboratories to investigate strange readings.
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“Thin Edge” is a 1963 science fiction novelette by Johnathan Blake Mac Kenzie (a.k.a. Randall Garrett). It is about an asteroid miner who comes to Earth to investigate the disappearance of his friend.
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Divided By Infinity is a 1998 short story by Robert Charles Wilson about a man that gets more than he bargains for when he finds some unusual books.
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"Thief of Futures" is a 2011 science fiction short story by D. Thomas Minton. It is about a specialized thief who comes out of retirement for a high paying job.
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The True Darkness is a 2010 short story by Pamela Sargent, about an odd power failure that frightens a couple in their home.
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“Raiders of the Universes” is a 1932 science fiction novelette by Donald A. Wandrei. It is about an astronomer who discovers a vicious, universe-conquering race of aliens headed for Earth!
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