Best of Science Fiction
6 stories
System by TimNorwood
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In a tall fortress surrounded by desert sands, six powerful rulers gather for a meeting... A stranger is washed up on an empty beach. He doesn't know who he is or how got there... On a huge white ship a cat-faced woman heads out for a card game... Welcome to the System, where a million worlds are intertwined. System is set in a utopian future where science and technology have transformed the way that human beings live their lives. 'The Culture' meets 'The Matrix' and 'Blade Runner' in a sci-fi crime mystery with a difference. Swan and Watcher have both lost their memories. As they uncover the truth they discover that being human isn't what it used to be... If you enjoy this, there is a second book on the way...
Mindscape by TheOrangutan
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Science Fiction / Short story: In the future there is the City. A hedonistic world where humankind's every whim and need is catered for by the Mind, the super computer that controls every aspect of day to day life. The human mind is a far more complex thing than even the Mind can anticipate though. What happens when the human mind evolves to a point far beyond what is considered 'normal'? What happens if the elements themselves are bent to the whim of one man who has lost everything he cares for? Love. Logic. Reality. Which is more real?
A Case of Time-Travelling Shorts by Wolfwhistle
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A short-story collection based on quirky prompts from the Wattpad community / competition entries. Immerse yourself in the world of a depressed rhinoceros, or spend some time with a vampire on post moon-colonisation Earth, there's probably something for everyone. Sci-Fi. Apocalypse. Time-travel.
Übermensch (3rd Edition) by Mbabaoye
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Earth, 4417 AD: The human race has been wiped out by the godlike Masters and replaced with genetically engineered slaves. Id wakes up one day with no memories, lying in a blank white room. A voice tells Id to attend, artificial memories bloom within Id's mind and Id leaves the room, entering a kilometers tall black megastructure called the Tower. The Tower is home to the most cruel AND kind of all the Masters, Master Gabriel... and when finally coming before this superhuman, complex and enigmatic creature, Id's life of initially willing service begins.
Reading By Numbers by aidancdoyle
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Secret numbers and hidden codes feature in this story about how cultural differences can affect even things that are supposed to be universally true. Originally published in Fantasy Magazine and reprinted in Looking Glass and Cosmos.
Starship Walker by AndrewMcBurnie
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By foot across the galaxy: Walkers transport starships across interstellar space, but their abilities are rare. Few people have the mental talents to control the weird quantum technology that powers a star-drive. When a mysterious force disables the two Walkers on board the Xinglong Hao, novice Walker Gillian Berry is thrust into the role before her training is complete. Several thousand passengers now depend on her. But she is becoming distracted by alien thoughts and urges that she can't understand.