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COMPETITION
By JAMES CAUSEY
....They would learn what caused the murderous disease—if it was the last thing they did!
By JAMES CAUSEY
....They would learn what caused the murderous disease—if it was the last thing they did!
10 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2009
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October 15, 2026
This is an Interesting and Darkly Funny Story.
It's a Less-than-Subtle Comment on the Violence of Human Cold War Politics and the Obsession Humanity has with Over Populating the World with Competitive Mouths to Feed.
It may Annoy some Readers since the Ending is.....ah....Open Ended, but that might be the Point James Causey is Trying to Make. There is NO Realistic Solution to the Earth's Violent Over Population Problem.
Or is there a Solution?
Doctor Max acts like He has found a Solution to the Earth's Problem. Which is why, at the End of the Story, He recommends that Earth start sending Colonists out to the Colony Planet Epsilon.
And this is when the Black Humour of My Funny Bone starts to Tickle.
A Recommended Read for all those Malthusiests out there.
It's a Less-than-Subtle Comment on the Violence of Human Cold War Politics and the Obsession Humanity has with Over Populating the World with Competitive Mouths to Feed.
It may Annoy some Readers since the Ending is.....ah....Open Ended, but that might be the Point James Causey is Trying to Make. There is NO Realistic Solution to the Earth's Violent Over Population Problem.
Or is there a Solution?
Doctor Max acts like He has found a Solution to the Earth's Problem. Which is why, at the End of the Story, He recommends that Earth start sending Colonists out to the Colony Planet Epsilon.
And this is when the Black Humour of My Funny Bone starts to Tickle.
A Recommended Read for all those Malthusiests out there.
June 29, 2019
Colonists are no longer responding to contacts. The ship sent to investigate find them all dead. What happened? What will happen to the crew of this ship?
I enjoyed this story. I only wish more background had been provided. It would have been even better knowing more about each character.
I enjoyed this story. I only wish more background had been provided. It would have been even better knowing more about each character.
October 12, 2025
scifi, short story
January 3, 2014
When pioneers are mysteriously killed on a newly settled planet, doctors are sent to discover why. This short story, first published in 2009, tells the story of scientists under pressure to perform and the consequences. Technically this belongs in the science fiction genre but isn’t at all what you would expect. Little time and effort is expounded on character and plot building making the tale a real task to follow. Probably most readers will say a word of thanks that the book is so short….hardly a positive endorsement. With this said, I hesitate to condemn it to a single star score but doubling the number would be going too far. I feel one and a half stars would be a fair assessment which puts Competition on the losing end in my evaluation.
December 2, 2016
In this short SF story little time is spent developing the characters(which in sci-fi isn't as bad), The plot has a potential which wasn't fulfilled. I don't know if the REAL mechanics of competition and evolution is misunderstood or just ignored by the author to make the story more appealing.
Overall, it is bellow average in my opinion.
Overall, it is bellow average in my opinion.
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