Strange Future: A 23rd Century Guide for the 21st Century Cynic

by Josh Smith

Thomas Gordon's life in the city was going just fine. He had a decent job, a nice condo, and was generally content with life. One day, however, his boss was in a particularly foul mood, and a chain of inexplicable mishaps resulted in Thomas getting fired. Fed up with the world, he begins to search for an escape to a better life. While sitting at the Realtor's office, he stumbles upon a flyer on a bulletin board that asks a simple question:

"Fed Up?"

After calling the number on the pull tab, he meets a group of scientists with an interesting proposition: human cryogenic preservation...

Thomas and his companions Vera and Doug emerge into the strange future of the twenty-third century: a world full of amazing technological advances and equally amazing people. Upon digging a little further below the surface, though, they quickly discover that this future isn't exactly the "better world" that everyone thought it would be...

190 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2009

Reviews

[Mildly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strange Future is an engaging read and a great first novel by author Joshua Smith. The plot is compelling, the characters are likeable and the future is presented to the reader as a fully fleshed out realm. The descriptions of technological advances are insightful and clever adding depth to Smith's 23rd Century World. Far from being just another Sci-Fi novel, Strange Future forces us to confront the problems that exist in our own time, before throwing us two hundred years into the future. The book examines humanity's search for utopia and challenges assumptions that technological advancement will provide a better world.

[Thomas Roth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong, interesting start. Got lost midway then recovered.

[Maixa Del Rio · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sorry I didn't like it. I don't want to be mean, so I won't say more. It was a credible vision of the future' thou.

[Ctrbl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book to read.
A lot of interesting future stuff & interesting possibilities of what could happen in the future.

[Kimmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story!!