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BEYOND: Stories Beyond Time, Technology, and the Stars
Ride a bright flame of imagination across time and space with fifteen mind-stretching stories beyond time, beyond technology, and even beyond the stars.
A man who can walk through walls.
Agents who repair the mistakes of the past.
An invasion from beneath our feet.
A man who learns his replacement body was previously owned and died mysteriously.
A disastrous experiment to harness the awesome power of a hurricane.
Don’t be afraid to go BEYOND.
A man who can walk through walls.
Agents who repair the mistakes of the past.
An invasion from beneath our feet.
A man who learns his replacement body was previously owned and died mysteriously.
A disastrous experiment to harness the awesome power of a hurricane.
Don’t be afraid to go BEYOND.
371 pages, Paperback
Published August 31, 2018
4 people want to read
About the author
Scott Overton
28 books24 followersWith a long career as a radio morning show host, Scott’s always had a way with words. But his lifelong devotion to science fiction was destined to lead to a second career as a writer. Although his first novel, the mystery/thriller Dead Air was set in the radio world (and shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award in Ontario, Canada) all of his writing since has taken the reader to even stranger places, including the human bloodstream in his SF novel debut The Primus Labyrinth, a science fiction thriller that readers compare to Michael Crichton and Dan Brown. His most recent novel Naïda chronicles a reluctant hero with an alien being living inside him. Scott strongly believes that science fiction should involve compelling themes and important issues, along with memorable characters.
His short fiction has been published in magazines such as On Spec, AEscifi, Neo-opsis, Penumbra and anthologies including Future Visions 3, Casserole Diplomacy: The On Spec 25th Anniversary Anthology, Canadian Tales of the Fantastic, In Poe’s Shadow, and Tesseracts Sixteen: Parnassus Unbound. Fifteen of his SF/fantasy short stories have been gathered in the collection BEYOND: Stories Beyond Time, Technology, and the Stars. Many more SF novels are on the way. Scott’s distractions from writing include scuba diving, music, and collector cars. He lives with his wife on a private island in Northern Ontario.
His short fiction has been published in magazines such as On Spec, AEscifi, Neo-opsis, Penumbra and anthologies including Future Visions 3, Casserole Diplomacy: The On Spec 25th Anniversary Anthology, Canadian Tales of the Fantastic, In Poe’s Shadow, and Tesseracts Sixteen: Parnassus Unbound. Fifteen of his SF/fantasy short stories have been gathered in the collection BEYOND: Stories Beyond Time, Technology, and the Stars. Many more SF novels are on the way. Scott’s distractions from writing include scuba diving, music, and collector cars. He lives with his wife on a private island in Northern Ontario.
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May 21, 2019
Full Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review
Solid gold. That's how I'd summarize Overton's collection of sci-fi short stories exploring themes of technological advancements, time travel, space travel, psychology, medical breakthroughs, and more. Every gripping story has a totally unique narrator, a completely different reality that takes over your brain for the few pages you spend reading it, replaced promptly by another just as wholly realised and expertly crafted. I'm honestly not sure I can praise it enough. It's completely brilliant.
I did have a small issue with some of the male characters making a point of salivating over women's breasts. This might be a thing that bothers you! However, I should add this caveat: it's done by individual male characters, not by an omniscient narrator/author, and the whole sexually objectifying vibe these characters give off suits their personalities, meaning it could reasonably be seen as character exposition, especially since many other male characters don't do it at all. Sensitive readers should be aware some of the stories include violence, some mention drug use, and the first story has quite a bit of torture. Skip one or two tales and you can easily avoid all of that, should you need to, and still have the wonderful futuristic adventures Overton is offering.
Solid gold. That's how I'd summarize Overton's collection of sci-fi short stories exploring themes of technological advancements, time travel, space travel, psychology, medical breakthroughs, and more. Every gripping story has a totally unique narrator, a completely different reality that takes over your brain for the few pages you spend reading it, replaced promptly by another just as wholly realised and expertly crafted. I'm honestly not sure I can praise it enough. It's completely brilliant.
I did have a small issue with some of the male characters making a point of salivating over women's breasts. This might be a thing that bothers you! However, I should add this caveat: it's done by individual male characters, not by an omniscient narrator/author, and the whole sexually objectifying vibe these characters give off suits their personalities, meaning it could reasonably be seen as character exposition, especially since many other male characters don't do it at all. Sensitive readers should be aware some of the stories include violence, some mention drug use, and the first story has quite a bit of torture. Skip one or two tales and you can easily avoid all of that, should you need to, and still have the wonderful futuristic adventures Overton is offering.
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