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Scarcity
On July 24th, 2065, Anselm Beck perfects a device that converts energy from sunlight into matter. Coupled with a sophisticated scanner, it allows him to make three - dimensional copies of anything in the physical world, using nothing more than the power of the sun.
Excited about the implications of such a powerful discovery, and worried that the technology will be seized by the government, he and a team of scientists come up with a plan to secretly disseminate the boxes across the globe, directly into the hands of the masses.
But what happens in a world without scarcity?
Excited about the implications of such a powerful discovery, and worried that the technology will be seized by the government, he and a team of scientists come up with a plan to secretly disseminate the boxes across the globe, directly into the hands of the masses.
But what happens in a world without scarcity?
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 3, 2012
About the author
Maria Violante
24 books20 followersMaria Violante is the best-selling author of several urban fantasy and science fiction novels.
Her most recent series, The Markers, is published by Hartwood Publishing.
Books by Maria Violante (currently in print):
BirthMarked (Hartwood Publishing)
Monsters and Markers (Hartwood Publishing)
Witness (Hartwood Publishing, previously two separate volumes with Liquid Silver Books)
Gambler's Luck (Hartwood Publishing, previously Liquid Silver Books)
Books no longer in print:
Wit Awakening (now part of Witness; see above)
Wit Transforming (now part of Witness; see above)
Hunting the Five
Honor in Hell
Seven Sacrifices
Her most recent series, The Markers, is published by Hartwood Publishing.
Books by Maria Violante (currently in print):
BirthMarked (Hartwood Publishing)
Monsters and Markers (Hartwood Publishing)
Witness (Hartwood Publishing, previously two separate volumes with Liquid Silver Books)
Gambler's Luck (Hartwood Publishing, previously Liquid Silver Books)
Books no longer in print:
Wit Awakening (now part of Witness; see above)
Wit Transforming (now part of Witness; see above)
Hunting the Five
Honor in Hell
Seven Sacrifices
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September 26, 2012
"Our children will never know hunger, she thought. It was hunger that drove me into science, hunger that kept me working hard through each obstacle and set-back, hunger that made me the best. Without hunger, what are we?"
Scientist Anselm Beck invents a machine that can copy anything. Food, money, weapons, it's all up for grabs, except, it seems, people.
Thus comes the central question Maria Violante poses in her new short story, Scarcity: what effects would such a machine have on the economy? On the world? As Dr. Beck's partner, Grace Kane, puts it:
"No scarcity, and what do you get?"
And like any good speculative sci fi, the answers are complex, and well thought-out. This could have filled a novel, but as it is, we're left with just enough of a taste to fill in the gaps ourselves.
An intelligent, quick-read which will appeal to science fiction fans. Highly recommended.
5/5
Scientist Anselm Beck invents a machine that can copy anything. Food, money, weapons, it's all up for grabs, except, it seems, people.
Thus comes the central question Maria Violante poses in her new short story, Scarcity: what effects would such a machine have on the economy? On the world? As Dr. Beck's partner, Grace Kane, puts it:
"No scarcity, and what do you get?"
And like any good speculative sci fi, the answers are complex, and well thought-out. This could have filled a novel, but as it is, we're left with just enough of a taste to fill in the gaps ourselves.
An intelligent, quick-read which will appeal to science fiction fans. Highly recommended.
5/5
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