Scatter Plot

by Steve DeGroof

A Hole in the Sky - Things are looking up... with telescopes.
Book Keepers - Librarians rule! No, seriously, they rule.
Batterie de Cuisine - Aliens would like to have humans for dinner.
Cat Flap - The problems involved in living with a hyperdimensional cat.
Invasive Species - Alien brain parasites have invaded. No one's above suspicion.
Feedback Loop - The robots killed us all off, then felt a bit bad about it.
Contact Paper - Flying saucer? How cliche!
Magic Markers - You can do magic? Expect a visit from the Feds.
Relation Ship - A mining operation quickly turns into something else entirely.
Character Study - Are we living in a simulation? Flip a coin.

Genres: Science Fiction

190 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2017

About the author

Steve is an expat Canadian who now lives in North Carolina. He has worked, at one time or other, as: a TV repairman, a security guard at a children's hospital, a janitor in a strip club, and a software developer for a regional bank. He is currently retired.

He honed his writing skills publishing the webcomic “Tree Lobsters” and screenwriting for the YouTube series “Death by Puppets”. When not busy refining his art, such as a clock in the shape of Rick Astley that chimes “Never Gonna Give You Up” on the hour (for which he is sincerely sorry), he published six collections of short stories and two novels, with no plans of stopping any time soon.

Reviews

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such fun and so entertaining! Just the escape I needed for awhile. Fascinating, laugh out loud funny and the right amount of weirdness, which I loved! A great assortment of short stories which will keep your attention. Definitely a collection which has a high reread factor. I will be reading this one again.
I also plan to definitely read more novels by the mad genius known as Steve DeGroot!
Signed,
A Royal Book Keeper

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Different from what I normally read but I enjoyed it! I don’t usually think about aliens much so it was fun to read stories about them.

[Kim Melso · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book from goodreads giveaways. This is a collection of sci-fi short stories. My favorites were “A hole in the sky”, “Book keepers”, “invasive species”, and “Character study”. Each of these stories was so unique, unlike anything I had ever read. They immediately draw you in to the plot and somehow in the short amount of time, the characters become really well developed. Some of the other stories aren’t quite as memorable. If you are a person who likes some sci-fi in your life but you can’t quite get into a full series, this collection of short stories is for you.

[Sandi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my kind of book. DNF. If you like to read about aliens, this is the book for you. I wasn't expecting all aliens. I expected random short stories, some maybe a little funky but in general, stories that a regular earthling/human could relate to. Rating 3 since less would not be fair to author and more would not be honest for me.

[Cindelu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning

I won this book on Goodreads. This author is a maniacal genius. These stories are ingenious, intricate and fascinating. I'm buying more of his books.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not very into sci-fi but found this collection highly enjoyable nonetheless. The author’s exploration of the probable human(oid, alien, robot) is honest and humorous. I laughed out loud throughout. Space topics are approached with an eye for the practical implications, hilarity ensues.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this. I rarely read sci fi, but this is one of the most witty, imaginative books in this genre that I’ve ever read. Check this out, sci fi lovers. Give it a chance, everyone else. Thanks to the author for gifting me a digital copy of this book via a Goodreads giveaway.

[Elizabeth]

Did not finish. Not really my thing. It wasn't bad, just boring to me. But if you like lighthearted sci-fi, you might like it.