Publisher's Synopsis
What's in this book?
First half of 21 stories to poke your fears, question reality, examine cultural idiosyncrasies, and to explore the greatest expanses of space and time.
- Destroying something you don't understand might come back to haunt you later.
- How much would you give to attend any of the one-of-a-kind performances?
- Humanity reaches out to the stars and finds more than they expected.
- Our lives are mazes if choices and events. What if you could view what lay down other paths?
- What happens when you have a really bad day at work?
- Some inventions work too well.
- Can you recognize when someone tries to teach you a lesson you just taught to someone else?
- Everyone feels the same... or do they?
- Forever is a long time. How would you spend it?
- Be careful what you wish for.
- They say we only die once... perhaps that's less true than you think.
- Sometimes temps can save the day.
- How are bar fights and bears connected?
- Commercial travel is boring and tedious - and that's better than when it isn't.
- They came with magic. We fought back with our technology.
- How big can an amusement park ride get?
- Wonder drugs can reshape society.
- The plague came and humanity had to take drastic measures if they wanted to survive.
- Who will take the title of World Champion?
- Have you ever really thought about the ingredients of your food?
This is the perfect book for fans of speculative fiction who want short, easily-digestible stories that will linger in your consciousness and wake you wonder about the nature of reality.
