Beyond Pandora

by Robert J. Martin

Short Story, Science Fiction, Post-1930

The ideal way to deal with a pest—any menace—is,
of course, to make it useful to you....

Free download, all ebook formats.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

13 pages, ebook

First published September 1, 1962

Reviews

[Empress · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really really short story about a future, where tissue regeneration is common and accessible. I liked the little clues in the story how a person would neglect themselves, knowing they can just grow new teeth, or fingers, basically anythings.

[Abi_88 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice twist ending.

[Shanea · Rating 4 out of 5]

What, what? I honestly spent half of this short story incorrectly guessing at where we were going to end up.

[Ralph McEwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rapid tissue regeneration uses an old enemy as the base.

Audio Book MP3 downloaded from
http://librivox.org/short-science-fic...
Public Domain stories from Project Gutenberg, that are read by volunteers.
I listen to these short stories while walking to and from work.

Play Duration: 00:05:04
Read By: James Christopher

[Zen · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the future, the genetic mutations that activate cancerous cell growth, have been harnessed by science to generate safe and beneficial tissue regeneration. Such as fingers, teeth, limbs and, I assume, little winkies.

Of course, now many people are careless with their health, and engage in reckless activities and smoke and etc.

And of course of course, the fearful fears of anti-vaccinationist still persist.

There's a lot packed into this five minute story.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Opening line:

“The ideal way to deal with a pest, or any menace, is to make it useful to you.”

Published in the 1930s, but set in the future, a patient goes to see his doctor for a cancer vaccine. In that visit, we discover that cell regeneration isn’t only possible, but common. Many don’t take care of themselves knowing how easy it is to replace teeth or fingers.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Phenomenal speculative fiction.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audiobook.

[Tony Ciak · Rating 5 out of 5]

scifi,short story

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

Painfully predictable.