Future's Ending

by Gene Michaels

Future's A Science Fiction Short Story Anthology is a collection of fiction that addresses the outcomes of an overpopulated world destined for destruction. In this anthology, you will find stories about AI, cloning, time travel, eternal life, and other classic futuristic themes with a modern twist. No two stories are exactly alike with a bountiful variety of characters, perspectives, and genres represented. This novel, taking inspiration from Robert Heinlein and Ray Bradbury, takes place in a technologically advanced common universe. At the heart of this literary work is the unpredictable nature of mankind in the face of an unsolvable problem. Welcome to the world of Future’s Ending.

Genres: Science Fiction, Ebooks

274 pages, Paperback

Published December 14, 2016

Reviews

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining Sci-fi listening 🎶🎵

This kindle ebook novel is free from Amazon

A number of short stories each different with interesting characters various amounts of romance, action, misdirection, and some violence leading to each conclusion. As with all novels 🤔 of type some stories you will like better than others. 🌃

I would recommend this novel and author to readers of science fiction action adventure short stories novels 👀😉 2025 🎇😄

[Bandit · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a perfectly random freebie kindle find. It looked interesting and had good reviews, so sure, why not. Turns out the reviews were actually well deserved. I’m not saying it’s a great book, it relied too heavily on show instead of tell, occasionally featured some of that telltale first time out of the gate stiltedness and entirely too many of the stories began with someone waking up. Ok, the latter is infinitely preferable to that infernally cliched…And then they woke up ending, but still…the characters in this collection got woken up so frequently that they might have been competing in some millennial tournament.
But…but…all those admittedly minor things aside, these short stories actually had what it takes to stand out, a genuine generous amount of originality. Serviceable writing can be improved upon with practice, but imagination is a singular thing that’s either there or not and this author got it. Whether he’s taking on AI logistics, feline companions (seriously, way to write a decent one of those evil creatures) or apocalypse, it’s all fun, exciting and fresh.
After a while, there were even some humorous entries in this collection, featuring wickedly dark, positively morbid at times, sort of approach, which was very much appreciated. The closing story showcased that perfectly. All in all, this book is exactly why sometimes it’s good to take a chance on unknown authors. For a chance to discover something new, good and loaded with potential. Fans of science fiction should really check this one out. In his stories the future might be ending, but the author seems poised to have a pretty bright writing one himself. Very enjoyable read. Recommended.

[Rohvannyn Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started writing this review and then had to take a break. When I got back to it, weeks later, I found that I still remembered the first story I read. My thoughts are still provoked by it and I clearly remember many of the details. That, to me, is the mark of a great story!

Though some of the stories could use a bit of polish here and there, they are good and interesting. Other reviewers keep saying "thought provoking" and I'll add my vote to that. There is a nice variety and the theme is fairly consistent. I really don't know what the one star reviewers are talking about, this is easily the equal of many other anthologies I have read.

[Gerardo Delgadillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars.

FUTURE'S ENDING is an interesting story collection revolving around the same idea: What if the world as we know it ended? The author explores several world-ending catastrophic events, and their aftermath.

However, the events and stories get repetitious. My guess it's because they happen in the same "word" so to speak. Yet, some tales feel incomplete, but I assume the author intention is to play with our minds--spark a thought or something. Nevertheless, the whole "World Ending" theme raises concerns about global warming, nuclear war (or nuclear stupidity), among other eerie situations. *shiver*

In summary, a good--not great--science fiction anthology with cautionary tales.

[Laura Ruetz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very enjoyable collection of short stories. They are thoughtful and smartly written. The idea of what happens to us, humanity, in the future is a topic very much worth exploring and these stories are all about that. While some of the stories have a familiar feel, they are well written and the characters diverse enough that it feels fresh from other similar stories. If I had any criticism, it was that too many of the stories had the same or very similar opening scenes. However, they did diverge nicely out from the repeated opening theme. I really enjoyed the varying perspectives given to the reader. The stories are all short, which is a hard format to do well but these are well crafted and get their point across nicely. Excellent group of stories if you enjoy science fiction - I can highly recommend this collection.

[Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rose

These stories were well worth reading. Some endings were world endings. Others were not. Gene Michael's has proved to me that he has an unusual and extremely good imagination. I hope others will enjoy these stories as much as I did.

[William E. Ferreira · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some clever ideas, inconsistent writing.

Some of the stories are well developed and interesting. Others are confusing. He's not a consistently clear writer, he has a problem with semantics.

[Pam Burt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay,

Didn’t like every story, overall okay, not sorry I read. Found a couple more authors to explore, which is main reason for reading.

[Sherman O. Ross · Rating 1 out of 5]

Waste of time

Did not finish this sheer drivel What a waste of valuable time. It was free and not worth that. !

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Great characters! A real e-page turner. Kept me going. I liked each story. 5 stars for this ebook. Keep at it!

[Laurie Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A interesting collection of short stories all of which have a message. An engaging read with food for thought thrown in for free.

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting but repetitive

I started to enjoy this boom from its beginning. But as I moved from one story to the next I noticed (or at least I felt) that most of these stories were very similar to each other. In fact some of them could have been in the same universe around the same time going through its own version or perspective of the same scenario. The last two stories however were particularly interesting. And different from the rest. But I need to know, what was the message sent to humanity but really meant for Fai?????
Thanks for the read. Look forward to your next submission.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a decent collection of short stories from Micheals, with each centred round the theme of how would we, as a species, function in the prospect of the world's end.

There are a variety of ideas portrayed, including A.I, space travel and my favourite of living in a bunker/vault. Also a variety of ideas of what causes the catastrophe of the world ending, with over-population and a depletion of natural resources being a common theme, along with the more common nuclear warfare scenario.

Good collection and well worth a read. Some of the stories could easily be expanded to a full length novel, which would be good to see.

An advanced reader copy was kindly supplied by the publisher via Netgalley

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of short stories exploring how the post apocalyptic future could pan out.

Some of the stories suffer a bit from the format in my opinion and the endings can feel rushed or frustratingly open ended but overall the stories are well written and paced. There's also a good variety of concepts here, although some will feel familiar too anyone who reads or watches a lot of science fiction.

3.5/5

** I was sent a free kindle version of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **

[Dee/ bookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought provoking and powerful! These short stories leave you thinking about them weeks after you read them. Completely different from one another, these short works each give you a different glimpse at what society might become.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair review.

[Cristina Slusariuc · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot say that I’m a big fan of the Science-Fiction books, but I found Future’s Ending’s by Gene Michaels, as an interesting, fast and unpredictable reading!

The stories were created around one of the most questioned facts since the world appeared – what will be the real end of it and, what I mostly enjoyed was the “galactic context” (with time-travel, artificial intelligence and not only), where the author added a bit of romance by using an imaginative set of language and characters.

I enjoyed reading it and I would totally recommend it to the Science-Fiction readers!

[Bob Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and thought provoking collection!

This collection a nice range of subjects with several interlinked with a plot thread that gives you the opportunity to view events from multiple angles and point of view. Each story is nicely rounded and brings much to entertain.

I have always enjoyed stories such as these that can show where the best intentions that science may have are not always the best options to consider.

This collection will give much food for thought and is well worth a read!

[JL Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable book. The stories are well written and very creative.