He was a vendor of dreams, purveying worlds beyond imagination to others. Yet his doom was this: He could not see what he must learn of his own!
Tag: science fiction
Sci- Fi Short Story: “Youth” by Isaac Asimov
Red and Slim found the two strange little animals the morning after they heard the thunder sounds. They knew that they could never show their new pets to their parents. "Youth" is a short story by Isaac Asimov in the public domain.
Sci- Fi Short Story: “The Day Time Stopped Moving” by Bradner Buckner
All Dave Miller wanted to do was commit suicide in peace. He tried, but the things that happened after he'd pulled the trigger were all wrong. Like everyone standing around like statues. No St. Peter, no pearly gate, no pitchforks or halos. He might just as well have saved the bullet!
Sci-Fi Short Story: “Sentiment, Inc.” by Poul Anderson
Read the sci-fi short story "Sentiment, Inc." by Poul Anderson. A classic science fiction story about psychologists with too much power. With text provided by Project Gutenberg.
Sci-Fi Short Story: “Omnilingual” by H. Beam Piper
Read the sci-fi short story "Omnilingual" by famed sci-fi author H. Beam Piper. A classic science fiction story, with text provided by Project Gutenberg.
5 Soundtrack Artists of Science Fiction and their Inspirations
Long have I been inspired by the music of sci-fi films. Ever wondered who wrote those haunting melodies? Or where they draw their inspiration from? Today's blog is a guest post from science fiction and fantasy author Chris Turner on the most famous music composers in science fiction.
The Translocator is an Amazon Bestseller!
#1 Bestseller in Science Fiction Anthologies 👽... The day the audiobook for The Translocator went live, the ebook rocketed to #1 in Science Fiction Anthologies on Amazon's bestseller lists!
Translocator audiobook and new sci-fi series coming in 2019
Feeling thoughtful today as I make plans for new books and reflect on the fact that it's DECEMBER already. Can you believe it? This year has been so full that time seems to have flown by at 2x speed.
Yet the future is bright where there are fun new stories to read and lovable old characters to meet again. So here's what I've got planned for 2019.
Reading Asimov’s The Caves of Steel with Jeff Elkins
Say hello to Jeff Elkins, author of urban fantasy series The Defense of Reality and founder of online fiction magazine Short Fiction Break.
Today Jeff joins me for a discussion of a 1954 sci-fi mystery novel by Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel.
The Ares Initiative, Chapter 3
Tomorrow, the third book in the Translocator Trilogy, The Ares Initiative, comes out, so I thought I'd give those of you who are excited about the upcoming release a chance to get started early with some snippets from the book.
I posted Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 already. Here's Chapter 3...