Envision: Future Fiction

Fiction

Author : Kathy Steinemann
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Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 222/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Envision: Future Fiction written by Kathy Steinemann. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buckle your flightbelt and prepare for a voyage of speculation through future worlds and distant galaxies. Settle back in your seat and enjoy our selection of entertainment on your holovid while we enter the Envision Zone. Envision: Future Fiction will entertain you with humor and horror, love and hate, desperation and hope — shaped by the imaginations of nine authors with diverse voices.

Envision

2015

Author : Kathy Steinemann
Release : 2015
Genre :
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Book Rating : 161/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Envision written by Kathy Steinemann. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buckle your flightbelt and prepare for an unprecedented voyage of speculation through future worlds and distant galaxies. Be careful if you choose Pod Class, though. It provides only recycled tubes for your orifices, although we are equipped with the best monitoring equipment, including state-of-the-art Stabilization of Life Units. Our journey will circumvent that brown, scabbed planet with a single oasis of green over there. Zeta Sector is off limits as well. Settle back in your seat and enjoy our selection of entertainment on your holovid while we enter the Envision Zone. Envision: Future Fiction will transport you through universes of possibilities, probabilities, and what-ifs. Some of the pieces are presented in experimental formats like memory cards, training manuals, or instruction sheets. Can you imagine what would happen if androids learned emotion? Could an AI develop dignity? Could it learn to forgive? Five of the stories in Envision explore android or AI interactions with humans. What does it take to win the Model Citizen Medal or to qualify for a Procreative License? Careful! It might not be as simple as you expect. Why do transitioners feel like there is a higher purpose in dying? Is population control a good thing--or could it have unexpected repercussions? In a world without fertility clinics, why would men leave sperm samples with The Ministry? Do aliens live among us? And if they do, what are their intentions? What would a parent do if their child began to display the dreaded symptoms of creativity in an artless world bereft of painters, singers, and dancers? How might a man react if he could tap into all the knowledge of the Internet, wireless networks, and media broadcasts? Would he embrace his aberration? Are humans the blight of the universe, destroying every celestial body they touch--like schoolyard bullies? Or are they so insignificant that they leave no trace when they become extinct--except, perhaps, for garbage? Envision: Future Fiction will entertain you with humor and horror, love and hate, desperation and hope--shaped by the imaginations of nine authors with diverse voices.

Envisioning the Future

2003-09-03 Fiction

Author : Marleen S. Barr
Release : 2003-09-03
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 522/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Envisioning the Future written by Marleen S. Barr. This book was released on 2003-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writers speculate on the future and the role of science fiction.

A People's Future of the United States

2019-02-05 Fiction

Author : Charlie Jane Anders
Release : 2019-02-05
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 805/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A People's Future of the United States written by Charlie Jane Anders. This book was released on 2019-02-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glittering landscape of twenty-five speculative stories that challenge oppression and envision new futures for America—from N. K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders, Hugh Howey, and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In these tumultuous times, in our deeply divided country, many people are angry, frightened, and hurting. Knowing that imagining a brighter tomorrow has always been an act of resistance, editors Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams invited an extraordinarily talented group of writers to share stories that explore new forms of freedom, love, and justice. They asked for narratives that would challenge oppressive American myths, release us from the chokehold of our history, and give us new futures to believe in. They also asked that the stories be badass. The result is this spectacular collection of twenty-five tales that blend the dark and the light, the dystopian and the utopian. These tales are vivid with struggle and hardship—whether it’s the othered and the terrorized, or dragonriders and covert commandos—but these characters don’t flee, they fight. Thrilling, inspiring, and a sheer joy to read, A People’s Future of the United States is a gift for anyone who believes in our power to dream a just world. Featuring stories by Violet Allen • Charlie Jane Anders • Lesley Nneka Arimah • Ashok K. Banker • Tobias S. Buckell • Tananarive Due • Omar El Akkad • Jamie Ford • Maria Dahvana Headley • Hugh Howey • Lizz Huerta • Justina Ireland • N. K. Jemisin • Alice Sola Kim • Seanan McGuire • Sam J. Miller • Daniel José Older • Malka Older • Gabby Rivera • A. Merc Rustad • Kai Cheng Thom • Catherynne M. Valente • Daniel H. Wilson • G. Willow Wilson • Charles Yu

The Future for Curious People

2014-09-02 Fiction

Author : Gregory Sherl
Release : 2014-09-02
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 265/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Future for Curious People written by Gregory Sherl. This book was released on 2014-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Comic and Exuberant . . . A fine and tender tale for anyone who has tried to let go of the past and envision the future while falling in love.” —Rhonda Riley, author of The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope What if you could know your romantic future? What if an envisionist could enter the name of your prospective mate into a computer that would show you a film of your future life together? In The Future for Curious People, a young librarian named Evelyn becomes obsessed with this new technology: she can’t stop visiting Dr. Chin’s office because she needs to know that she’ll meet someone and be happy one day. Godfrey, another client, ends up at the envisionist’s office only because his fiancée insisted they know their fate before taking the plunge. But when Godfrey meets Evelyn in the waiting room, true love may be right in front of them, but they are too preoccupied—and too burdened by their pasts—to recognize it. This smart, fresh love story, with its quirky twists and turns, ponders life’s big questions—about happiness, fate, and our very existence—as it follows Evelyn and Godfrey’s quest for the elusive answers. “A love story about love stories . . . The pages burst with laugh-out-loud scenes and crisply original set-ups. I loved it!” —Lydia Netzer, author of Shine Shine Shine “Somewhere between Jorge Luis Borge’s ‘The Garden of Forking Paths’ and The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind you will find Gregory Sherl’s warm, intelligent debut novel.” —Roxane Gay, author of An Untamed State “Enormously appealing . . . Evelyn and Godfrey are two unforgettable characters you’ll root for and remember long after you’ve read the last page of this wildly original, deeply moving novel.” —Mindy Friddle, author of Secret Keepers

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