Utopia Pending: A Collection of Short Speculative Fiction

by Fallacious Rose

Forget global warming, nuclear proliferation and mass starvation. Forget the doomsayers. The future is (almost) here - and it's just great! The human race has created Utopia, and if everything's not perfect, it soon will be.

Or will it? Twelve speculative fiction authors have created twelve wildly different visions of what our Utopian future looks like, and how we got there. From space-age to the return of the wild, from virtual reality to endless summer, from a software-powered paradise to a world without any power at all.

Is a perfect world really possible? Does Paradise have a price - and would we be prepared to pay it? Would we even like it once we got there?

Take a fast train to the future and find out...

179 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 15, 2018

About the author

Hi, I'm Fallacious Rose. I also write under the pen name F.L.Rose.

I live on the gorgeous east coast of Australia with my spoilt kelpie, Darcy, and a possum called Edith. I write in a wide range of genres, including some you've never heard of (culinary philosophy, anyone?). I divide my time between writing (of course) and painting truly terrible portraits of my friends. I don't have a lot of friends, come to think of it...

To find out more visit www.fallaciousrose.com

Reviews

[OldBird · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find all anthologies difficult to rate given how varied the styles and themes can be. The vast majority of the stories here I found readable; those I DNF'd was because I found them too confusing or just wasn't a fan of a particular writing style.

My favorites were "Chaos " by Fallacious Rose (darkly comedic in skewering of corporate greed while making a point about possible technology) and "Sydney" by Mia Dziendziel (seemingly short and slow, but with a sharp twist I didn't see coming).

[Rigby Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable read

An interesting and imaginative collection of well written stories that tick all the right boxes in my opinion. The planet is in a sorry state; if we were tenants we'd never get our bond back. It is refreshing to realise that intelligent people are so concerned, although I am unable to share their optimism. I heartily recommend this collection.

[Saundra Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

A group of forward looking tales each as unique as the individual authors. This in not only a great set of stories, it is a chance to become familiar with these twelve awesome writers. Don't wait, grab your copy today!

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating. I loved reading these stories.