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Unintended Consequences: A Collection of Speculative Fiction Tales
Triple Winner at The BookFest Awards
Gold medal for Robots, Computers & AI
Gold medal for Space Exploration
Silver medal for Sci-Fi Crime & Mystery
Each action we take has consequences for ourselves and others. Some open opportunities. Some bring benefits. Others can cause disasters. Internationally award-winning author David A. Wimsett explores the consequences of different human actions and considers the ethical questions they raise in this set of speculative fiction stories.
A powerful executive wakes up in hell to find fire and brimstone replaced with modern cities and unending opportunities, until a secret is discovered.
Children of a space colony question the home their parents chose for them before they were born.
A scientist discovers the secret of time travel and its challenges.
In a future world where AI robots provide all goods and services and people can meet anyone instantly through virtual spaces with no need for physical contact, a police detective uncovers a conspiracy, but not the one he expected.
A young man’s quest for a magical dagger takes on new meaning when he meets an aged wizard.
Each tale follows characters as they reach crises in their lives that can change their futures for good or ill.
"Unintended Consequences is a well written collection of thought-provoking sci-fi stories that are easily digestible and entertaining. Full of intriguing plot twists and well devised characters, Wimsett's tales are short, succinct and intriguing."— Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize
Gold medal for Robots, Computers & AI
Gold medal for Space Exploration
Silver medal for Sci-Fi Crime & Mystery
Each action we take has consequences for ourselves and others. Some open opportunities. Some bring benefits. Others can cause disasters. Internationally award-winning author David A. Wimsett explores the consequences of different human actions and considers the ethical questions they raise in this set of speculative fiction stories.
A powerful executive wakes up in hell to find fire and brimstone replaced with modern cities and unending opportunities, until a secret is discovered.
Children of a space colony question the home their parents chose for them before they were born.
A scientist discovers the secret of time travel and its challenges.
In a future world where AI robots provide all goods and services and people can meet anyone instantly through virtual spaces with no need for physical contact, a police detective uncovers a conspiracy, but not the one he expected.
A young man’s quest for a magical dagger takes on new meaning when he meets an aged wizard.
Each tale follows characters as they reach crises in their lives that can change their futures for good or ill.
"Unintended Consequences is a well written collection of thought-provoking sci-fi stories that are easily digestible and entertaining. Full of intriguing plot twists and well devised characters, Wimsett's tales are short, succinct and intriguing."— Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize
126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 6, 2024
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About the author
David A. Wimsett
8 books19 followersDavid A. Wimsett's novels and short stories follow characters as they grow and have the opportunity to examine themselves and their place in the world on a deep level. His works include women’s fiction, epic fantasy, science fiction, contemporary issues and humour. They are stories with strong plots and strong, complex characters of different genders, gender identities, colors and ethnicities who face realistic challenges in their lives.
His science fiction short story "Time and Tide" was published in The Absent Willow Review and short listed for their anthology. His urban short story "Shoot" won the Magelsforf Award for Writing Excellence. He was a runner-up in the Askance short story competition and a winner in the Writers ‘Federation of Nova Scotia’s Postcard Poetry Contest. Beyond the Shallow Bank, his women’s historical fiction novel with elements of Celtic mythology won first-place for Magic Legends and Lore and third place for Historical Fiction at The BookFest Awards in April of 2022. He attended the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Workshop for four consecutive years.
He is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada, the Canadian Freelance Guild and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia where he sits on the Writer's Council.
In addition to being an author, Mr. Wimsett is also a stage actor, musician, composer, videographer and professional photographer.
He raised his son as a single parent and lives in a rural town near the sea.
His website is https://www.davidawimsett.com
In addition to being an author, Mr. Wimsett is also an actor, musician, composer, videographer and professional photographer.
His home is in a rural town near the sea.
His science fiction short story "Time and Tide" was published in The Absent Willow Review and short listed for their anthology. His urban short story "Shoot" won the Magelsforf Award for Writing Excellence. He was a runner-up in the Askance short story competition and a winner in the Writers ‘Federation of Nova Scotia’s Postcard Poetry Contest. Beyond the Shallow Bank, his women’s historical fiction novel with elements of Celtic mythology won first-place for Magic Legends and Lore and third place for Historical Fiction at The BookFest Awards in April of 2022. He attended the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Workshop for four consecutive years.
He is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada, the Canadian Freelance Guild and the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia where he sits on the Writer's Council.
In addition to being an author, Mr. Wimsett is also a stage actor, musician, composer, videographer and professional photographer.
He raised his son as a single parent and lives in a rural town near the sea.
His website is https://www.davidawimsett.com
In addition to being an author, Mr. Wimsett is also an actor, musician, composer, videographer and professional photographer.
His home is in a rural town near the sea.
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July 17, 2025
What a truly impressive, diverse, collection of short stories. I've always enjoyed this author's works and this book was perfectly sized to be used for reading on an airplane. Thoroughly engrossing, in fact that was a challenge as it was so difficult to stop reading when it was time to exit plane ;-)
August 18, 2024
simple, straightforward and lacking depth
I didn’t feel a connection with any of the protagonists; the matter-of-fact writing didn’t give me any hooks to bond with.
I didn’t feel a connection with any of the protagonists; the matter-of-fact writing didn’t give me any hooks to bond with.
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