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Dive into the imaginative universe of one of science fiction's most celebrated authors with The Classic Collection of Isaac Asimov. This illustrated anthology features a selection of Asimov's most captivating stories, including "Youth," "Let's Get Together," "Robot AL-76 Goes Astray," "Super-Neutron," and "Ring Around the Sun," among others. Asimov's masterful storytelling explores profound themes such as the intricacies of human-robot interactions, the complexities of youth and maturity, and the wonders of the cosmos.

The Classic Collection of Robert A. Heinlein brings together some of the most remarkable short stories from one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. Featuring works such as Life-Line, Requiem, Misfit, and many others, this collection showcases Heinlein's early mastery of the genre, blending visionary ideas with compelling storytelling. In these tales, Heinlein explores themes of scientific discovery, human resilience, and the boundless potential of the human mind.

"Superiority" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1951. It depicts an arms race, and shows how the side which is more technologically advanced can be defeated, despite its apparent superiority, because of its own organizational flaws and its willingness to discard old technology without having fully perfected the new.

Ray Bradbury brings wonders alive. For this peerless American storyteller, the most bewitching force in the universe is human nature. In these eighteen startling tales unfolding across a canvas of tattooed skin, living cities take their vengeance, technology awakens the most primal natural instincts, and dreams are carried aloft in junkyard rockets.

When a wormhole failure sends geneticist Dr. Osric Rhendall one billion years into Earth’s past, he becomes the sole survivor of humanity’s most ambitious spacefaring mission. Trapped aboard the terraforming ship Daedalus One with a stubborn AI, Osric faces an impossible question: what to do when you’re the only soul in the solar system? Driven by a desire to give meaning to his isolation, Osric begins to remake Earth from scratch. One ecosystem at a time. One species at a time. From engineered algae to bioluminescent canines.

The Classic Collection of Arthur C. Clarke brings together some of the most iconic and visionary short stories by one of science fiction's greatest minds. This anthology includes timeless works such as "The Nine Billion Names of God," "Armaments Race," "Into the Comet," "The Sentinel," "Superiority," and many others that showcase Clarke's unique blend of scientific imagination, philosophical depth, and subtle humor.

This captivating anthology presents a selection of fourteen short stories by the legendary science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein, showcasing his unparalleled imagination and narrative prowess. Among the featured tales are "Space Jockey," which explores the life of a daring pilot navigating the perils of interstellar travel, and "The Long Watch," a poignant reflection on duty and sacrifice.

The nine narrative episodes of Volume Four of the Emmy® Award-winning Netflix Original series Love, Death + Robots. Featuring bestselling authors and screenwriters from all over the globe, curated by filmmakers Tim Miller and David Fincher, and Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Introduction by John Scalzi, with stories by John Scalzi, Stant Litore, Siobhan Carroll, Bruce Sterling, John McNichol, Dave Hutchinson, Marc Laidlaw, and Robert Bisi & Andy Lyon.

Written in 1948 and first published in 1951 as Sentinel of eternity, this is the short story on which the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey was based, and the beginning of Clarke's Space Odyssey series. The story deals with the discovery during an expedition of an artifact on Earth's Moon that will be a turning point for humanity.

Ring Around the Sun is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the March 1940 issue of Future Fiction and reprinted in the 1972 collection The Early Asimov . "Ring Around the Sun" was the fifth story Asimov wrote, and also the fifth to be published.

Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting... is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, originally published in Dude magazine in 1959. It's a science fiction narrative that, like Clarke's other works, explores the intersection of science, technology, and humanity. The story's title also serves as a fitting tribute to Clarke himself, as it was his idea to put a communications satellite into geosynchronous orbit, a concept that has been instrumental in modern communications.

On the edge of a quiet rural town, a solitary man tends his land, his pigs, and his dark rituals. Known to locals only as a quiet farmer, he keeps to himself—his fields thick with corn, his barn weathered by years of blood-soaked secrets. Women have been disappearing for years. No one connects them to the reclusive figure behind the fences. No one dares to look too closely.

Not since the days of Adam and Eve has anyone read stories this strange or weird. Strange facts and unusual forms of spiritualistic phenomena steep these pages in an atmosphere of terror and expectancy. Unforgettable scary stories, real or imagined, were told to people, by the people, as they sat around campfires at night. Stories that will make your skin crawl. The Haunted Mansion of Ashton Hall …… And Island Getaway …… Eavesdropping. The Barn Ghost…… A House of Demons……An Unwelcome Gift…. Fred Cunningham’s Narrow Escape…… Saddleback Lake…… A Promise Kept.

This is an unfinished project that I hoped I would expand into something more. It is a Kindle Vella story and I adapted it for Kindle if you don't know about or care about the Kindle Vella format. However it is a short story compilation so the stories are what they are, and hope you like it

A young boy with a special quarter makes life dangerous for a burned out mall security officer. A petty thief discovers there are worse things than old feuds. An abductee is put on trial for the ultimate crime of humanity. A loving wife has to make the choice between saving her soul and taking care of the monster she loves. Welcome to Urban Nightmares. In this slender tome you will find 4 stories of people pushed to the edge of human experience...and then beyond!

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If ...

Armaan's life is a flat line of despair, summed up by the corporate phrase that haunts him: "Meets expectations." When a terminal diagnosis offers a final, grim outcome, he chooses cryogenic preservation not for a future of hope, but for the promise of feeling nothing at all.

Humanity is a superior force that is no longer fragile; being a type 3 civilization. However a new alien threat arises. The new threat could very well, be a blessing in disguise, and could lead to something greater. How will humanity adapt to this? Listen and find out on this edition of The Colony.

What if the world's society as you know it fractured? We call it civilization – a sturdy house built of habit, law, and the quiet consensus of generations. Its walls are papered with sacred norms, its foundations sunk deep in shared belief. But what happens when that bedrock shatters, not with a single quake, but through the insidious creep of new ideas, unforeseen scarcities, or the chilling dawn of intelligences that judge their creators? The paper shreds. The foundations liquefy. The scaffolding of our days collapses into bewildering ruin.

"Armaments Race" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1954, and later anthologized in Tales from the White Hart. Purvis tells of Hollywood special effects man Solly Blumberg, who is hired to create mock weapons as set pieces for a science-fiction serial named "Captain Zoom". Blumberg becomes involved in an arms race as he creates increasingly elaborate weapons for both the protagonist and his adversaries, until he accidentally creates a functional weapon and "makes the studio disappear".