[ { SCIENCE FICTION AND ALTERNATE HISTORY, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES [ SCIENCE FICTION AND ALTERNATE HISTORY, A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES ] BY SCHOLES, DAVID ( AUTHOR )MAR-01-2009 PAPERBACK } ] by Scholes, David (AUTHOR) Mar-01-2009 [ Paperback ]

by David K. Scholes

Fans of the science fiction genre will find Science Fiction and Alternate History-A Collection of Short Stories by David Scholes an impossible to put down read. Tales that range the gamut from alien invasions to shape shifters to disquieting alternate realities-Scholes' voice, perfect paced action, believable characters and plausible plotlines are sci-fi at its finest. What if one day no single human being died? In "The Day Nobody Died" Scholes expertly tackles this theory and brilliantly captures what could happen. In Los Angles, the tables are turned and senior adults have a disquieting power in "Grey Power." Unless you're very wealthy or very old, life is dreadfully unpleasant in "Life Wasn't Meant to Be Easy." Scholes weaves tales of suspense, terror and unexplored what if's. His characters come vividly to life and you'll wonder if the alternate world you're in while reading may be lurking at the fringes of reality. Travel from the Mediterranean to black holes on the other side of the Universe, but get ready for a thrill-of-minute ride that will leave you breathless

Unknown Binding

First published March 31, 2009

About the author

I’ve been writing speculative fiction about 9 years.

My Amazon Author Page URL is: https://www.amazon.com/author/davidks...

It currently shows eight collections of short science fiction stories and two science fiction novellas.

I’ve been a regular contributor to the Antipodean SF, Beam Me Up Pod Cast and Farther Stars Than These siteS. I have also been published on the Bewildering Stories, the 365 Tommorrows, The WiFiles, and the former Golden Visions sites. .


I've written three sci-fi series: the 12 part “Alien Hunter” series for then Golden Visions Magazine in 2011/12, the “Trathh” series for the Beam Me Up Pod Cast site in 2012/13 and the "Human Hunter" series also for Beam Me Up Pod Cast in 2014/15.

My latest publication was published in January 2017: "A Collection of Science Fiction Gems"

I'm currently working on a new sci-fi novella as yet unnamed.

Reviews

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you're a regular of my blog, you know I like reading science fiction short stories. When I read short stories, I prefer them short and to the point. Science Fiction and Alternate History by David Scholes seemed like a perfect fit.

I wish it were. Frankly I'm not sure what to make of it or how to review it. The stories are extremely short, mostly a page or two. The longest ones run three to four pages.

There really isn't much to any story except a punchline. As individual stories there's not much there except for a surprise ending. Except being so short, the surprise doesn't really hold up. There's not enough development or set up to make the twist a twist.

As a whole book though, there is a hint at a plot progression. I know the book is presented as a collection of short stories but it really works better as a speculative fiction novel containing extremely short chapter.

I received the book for review.