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Deep Space: Short Stories
Deep Space collects seven short stories from the outer rim: "Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun"; "From Gaia to Proxima Centauri"; "Resurrection of the Hornet"; "Autonomic Zen and the Art of Destruction"; "From Scheol My Soulfire Burns"; "Dance by the Light of the Moon"; "Tomorrow's Dawn".
©2017 Milo James Fowler (P)2019 Milo James Fowler
©2017 Milo James Fowler (P)2019 Milo James Fowler
10 pages, Audiobook
Published February 14, 2019
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Milo James Fowler
166 books242 followersMilo James Fowler is the cross-genre author of more than thirty books: space adventures, post-apocalyptic survival stories, mysteries, and westerns. A native San Diegan, he now makes his home in West Michigan with his wife and all four seasons. Some readers seem to enjoy the unique brand of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and humor found in his ever-growing body of work. Soli Deo gloria.
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December 4, 2017
I’ve read several books by this author now and of all them this one was by far my least favorite. Fowler’s usually a treat to read, his stories are fun as is his ability to jump genres. This short collection is strictly sci fi and not the sci fi to my liking at that. The stories come across as heavily tech over context and, with the sort of exception of one and a definite exception of the last and shortest, failed to engage. The first entry taking up nearly 50% of the volume is a space opera, subgenre I only recently found out I don’t care for. The rest vary. Maybe a more tech/jargon minded sci fi fan would enjoy these more, it just didn’t sing for me, especially when I’ve come to expect more from the author. This was free and a very quick read, but that’s about it really.
August 2, 2017
Kindle Unlimited but got on a freebie day so should be verified for all that really means.
Short stories that were too short, and I read serials even, but that is not finding fault with the stories or the writing, just being greedy and wanting more. Can't remember if this was freebie site or the here's a free book hope you review it, but was well worth the time, thanks for so many things in so short, too short, a time.
Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun
From Gaia to Proxima Centauri
Resurrection of the Hornet
Autonomic Zen and the Art of Destruction
From Scheol My Soulfire Burns
Dance by the Light of the Moon
Tomorrow's Dawn
Reading order is/should be for Suprahuman {collection}: Doppelgänger’s Curse - Death Duel - Girl of Great Price - Immaterial Evidence - Yakuza Territory - Chimera Effect - Up In Smoke {2017}, The Gifted Ones (2018)
The others, usually, can be read in any order, short stories etc.
Short stories that were too short, and I read serials even, but that is not finding fault with the stories or the writing, just being greedy and wanting more. Can't remember if this was freebie site or the here's a free book hope you review it, but was well worth the time, thanks for so many things in so short, too short, a time.
Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun
From Gaia to Proxima Centauri
Resurrection of the Hornet
Autonomic Zen and the Art of Destruction
From Scheol My Soulfire Burns
Dance by the Light of the Moon
Tomorrow's Dawn
Reading order is/should be for Suprahuman {collection}: Doppelgänger’s Curse - Death Duel - Girl of Great Price - Immaterial Evidence - Yakuza Territory - Chimera Effect - Up In Smoke {2017}, The Gifted Ones (2018)
The others, usually, can be read in any order, short stories etc.
December 23, 2016
Great entertaining short stories, each one of a kind. A little bit spooky and creative themes.
February 10, 2020
This book was a real treat, and I have found a new favorite author in Milo James Fowler. I am currently reading my second book by him and I am not disappointed - Vic Boyo, Doofus Detective. I am a life-long veteran scifi reader, and came up through the Golden Age of Scifi, and for years I read Amazing Stories, Galaxy, and Asimov's magazine. I became very familiar with the well-written scifi short story, and what makes it work, mainly, a short, concise, rapid presentation of a "what if" situation, that draws you in fast, leaves you with an emotional response, explodes your imagination with a new idea, and an intellectual pondering. I devoured Deep Space in one sitting. In Fowler's style, which I really like, he starts you off in the middle of the story. He doesn't waste words on introductions and setting the scene, rather lets the environment, action, characters clue you in fast. These little stories are dense and fun. If you like scifi you will love these because they are purely scifi, that is, they could not take place in a Western, gangster or soap opera setting. If you don't know scif, then get a good start here. As a bonus, Fowler's writing is clean, grammatically correct, well punctuated, and well edited.
April 8, 2022
Deep Space by Milo James Fowler is exactly what is sounds like, a science fiction short story anthology where all the stories take place in deep space.
The first story was my favorite. It's almost like a space western but the culture is actually closer to the Hebrews in the old testament.
"Live by the Ten Die by the Gun," takes place on a sanctuary station, a place where people who accidentally kill someone can go for refuge. It was this Biblical detail that really invested me in the story.
It also helps that this story is the longest at almost fifty percent of the length. It really gave me time to meet the characters.
The rest of the stories are much shorter and honestly, a little forgettable. None of them stayed with me as much as that first story did.
Don Wang the narrator did a good job with his narration.
*I received a free code for a copy of this book and am leaving a review of my own volition. this review is my honest opinion. *
The first story was my favorite. It's almost like a space western but the culture is actually closer to the Hebrews in the old testament.
"Live by the Ten Die by the Gun," takes place on a sanctuary station, a place where people who accidentally kill someone can go for refuge. It was this Biblical detail that really invested me in the story.
It also helps that this story is the longest at almost fifty percent of the length. It really gave me time to meet the characters.
The rest of the stories are much shorter and honestly, a little forgettable. None of them stayed with me as much as that first story did.
Don Wang the narrator did a good job with his narration.
*I received a free code for a copy of this book and am leaving a review of my own volition. this review is my honest opinion. *
September 27, 2025
Exceptional writing.
This author grabs you by the collar and sends images cascading through your minds eye.
You can almost smell the scents and taste the air.
Well done, wordsmith!
This author grabs you by the collar and sends images cascading through your minds eye.
You can almost smell the scents and taste the air.
Well done, wordsmith!
September 26, 2021
I got the audible version of this book. This is an interesting set of short stories that showcase the the wild places the author must go in his musings.
April 25, 2020
This book was rather hit-or-miss for me. Some stories I really enjoyed, while others didn't grab my attention. I enjoyed the longer tales, while the shorter ones felt like they were over before they could really get started.
May 20, 2023
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Deep Space is a collection of science fiction short stories that take place in space (obviously), exploring life on futuristic colonies and spacecrafts of all sorts. The seven stories range in length, with the first entry being the longest one, clocking in at just under an hour. Two other stories come close to thirty minutes each, and the remaining four are super short ~5 minute pieces. The entire book is only about two and a half hours long, so it is a good quick listen.
As previously mentioned, the first selection in the book, Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun, is the feature of the collection. This hour long tale has a touch of space western and focuses on life on a post-apocalyptical style earth colony space station. This entry was my favorite in the set and I would happily read a more extended story in this universe.
The remaining stories were equally engaging. The second story, From Gaia to Proxima Centauri, is another long-ish one, clocking in at just over 26 minutes. The sixth entry (and the final lengthy one, at 34+ minutes), Dance by the Light of the Moon, caught me off guard with an elaborate tale of universe hopping and an ending that I did not expect at all.
The audiobook is narrated by Don Wang. He has a good clear voice, but the reading occasionally seemed detached to me - at points flat and devoid of emotion, almost robotic. At other points it was perfectly fine, and even engaging, but to me it just lacked something sometimes.
I received a complimentary audiobook copy of Deep Space from the author, Milo James Fowler, in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions stated are mine.
Deep Space is a collection of science fiction short stories that take place in space (obviously), exploring life on futuristic colonies and spacecrafts of all sorts. The seven stories range in length, with the first entry being the longest one, clocking in at just under an hour. Two other stories come close to thirty minutes each, and the remaining four are super short ~5 minute pieces. The entire book is only about two and a half hours long, so it is a good quick listen.
As previously mentioned, the first selection in the book, Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun, is the feature of the collection. This hour long tale has a touch of space western and focuses on life on a post-apocalyptical style earth colony space station. This entry was my favorite in the set and I would happily read a more extended story in this universe.
The remaining stories were equally engaging. The second story, From Gaia to Proxima Centauri, is another long-ish one, clocking in at just over 26 minutes. The sixth entry (and the final lengthy one, at 34+ minutes), Dance by the Light of the Moon, caught me off guard with an elaborate tale of universe hopping and an ending that I did not expect at all.
The audiobook is narrated by Don Wang. He has a good clear voice, but the reading occasionally seemed detached to me - at points flat and devoid of emotion, almost robotic. At other points it was perfectly fine, and even engaging, but to me it just lacked something sometimes.
I received a complimentary audiobook copy of Deep Space from the author, Milo James Fowler, in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions stated are mine.
September 6, 2017
In this book there are an assortment of stories that are all based in space.
Bringing together humans with robots, and at one point an alien, in a variety of ways.
These stories are unique and are satisfying individually, blending together to make a really impressive book. The stories are thought provoking.
Questions arise in them about human relationships with other forms of life. Ethical and moral questions form in the mind as one reads each story. Some questions are answered in the plot but others are not and we are left to ponder their meaning
I found this book a very good read. It covered a range of different scenarios, with a variety of outcomes. I particularly liked the fact that each story was a complete piece of fiction that was comfortable to stand alone, yet together the stories came together to make a nicely cohesive book.
I have read a fair few books by this author and his writings never fail to be entertaining and fun to read. I have found that his books always leave me wanting more. In my experience, only the best books leave you feeling that way.
Bringing together humans with robots, and at one point an alien, in a variety of ways.
These stories are unique and are satisfying individually, blending together to make a really impressive book. The stories are thought provoking.
Questions arise in them about human relationships with other forms of life. Ethical and moral questions form in the mind as one reads each story. Some questions are answered in the plot but others are not and we are left to ponder their meaning
I found this book a very good read. It covered a range of different scenarios, with a variety of outcomes. I particularly liked the fact that each story was a complete piece of fiction that was comfortable to stand alone, yet together the stories came together to make a nicely cohesive book.
I have read a fair few books by this author and his writings never fail to be entertaining and fun to read. I have found that his books always leave me wanting more. In my experience, only the best books leave you feeling that way.
March 27, 2019
The first story "Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun" is full of plot holes that bring down the structure, add that to the fact that Judge Lucy acts in a few scenes (beginning by undermining her security chief... who NEED to be aware of all dangers and weapons on board), added to that a "magic" weapon who can do about everything but the Sheriff knows nothing about it... and some villains that doesn't seem to be ready to go the whole length to reach what looks like a cham of a mission.
"From Gaia to Proxima Centauri" is more solid but it still presents "holes", since Gaia search for time gaps and finds none, but she is told there should be...
"Resurrection of the hornet" is a flash fiction but one depending on a Deus-ex Maquina super item.
and so and so... all in good ideas, but lacking in the execution.
The narrator is sort of decent one.
"From Gaia to Proxima Centauri" is more solid but it still presents "holes", since Gaia search for time gaps and finds none, but she is told there should be...
"Resurrection of the hornet" is a flash fiction but one depending on a Deus-ex Maquina super item.
and so and so... all in good ideas, but lacking in the execution.
The narrator is sort of decent one.
June 11, 2019
What If?
Channeling his Twilight Zone-esque superpowers, author Milo James Fowler again produces a series of short stories guaranteed to make you wonder and probably leave the lights on tonight. I see the relationship among the stories as variations on the theme of "What If?" All are set in a spacefaring future, generally acknowledging Terran ancestry, but with different threads informing the creation of that universe. Thoughts to ponder! Oh, I enjoyed listening to Don Wang's reading, too!
Channeling his Twilight Zone-esque superpowers, author Milo James Fowler again produces a series of short stories guaranteed to make you wonder and probably leave the lights on tonight. I see the relationship among the stories as variations on the theme of "What If?" All are set in a spacefaring future, generally acknowledging Terran ancestry, but with different threads informing the creation of that universe. Thoughts to ponder! Oh, I enjoyed listening to Don Wang's reading, too!
April 14, 2019
Deep Space is a strange collection of futuristic stories. These are tales that leave the listener wondering what happened and wishing for that there was more. They are well written and intriguing, but feel incomplete.
The narrator does a good job telling the stories.
The narrator does a good job telling the stories.
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