Spaceships

by Michael A. Burstein

With the ability to convert matter to energy, humanity has progressed beyond the physical limits of biology to the unlimited consciousness of space. Light-years from Earth, the entity known as Kel watches over a collection of ancient human spaceships, unaware that his self-imposed exile is about to be broken, threatening the last existing reminder of human history. Nebula Award Preliminary Ballot Nominee

Kindle Edition

First published September 25, 2003

Reviews

[Tim]

What will Man (and woman) be like in the far off future when we have evolved beyond the need for spaceships and even our bodies? And what makes us human when that happens?

I liked this story. It's short but it takes on a huge philosophical issue. Actually, the one that almost all SF revolves around and most literature in general - What does it mean to be human? But this is a good and different take. Worth reading.