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Sci-Fi Stories - Volume 2
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ALL OF THE STORIES IN THIS BOOK AND FOUR OTHER BOOKS OF SHORT STORIES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN ONE NEW BOOK:
"TWENTY SCI FI STORIES"
Four Science Fiction Stories
These four stories range between approximately 3600 words and 6,250 words.
The first, Bug Rules, principally takes place aboard a star ship crewed by a race of sociopathic intelligent insects transporting a cargo of humans. But, the passengers wonder, where are they going and why? The answer is not what you might expect.
The second, Chronotron, explores a future in which you can buy an insurance policy which will protect you from any physical injury by time-swapping someone else in to suffer your loss the instant before injury occurs. Instead of you getting a broken leg, the Substitute Injury Replacement gets the broken leg in your place. Of course, full coverage is pretty expensive and comes with messy, nasty strings.
In the third, Dream War, for generations two adjacent countries have broadcast dreams into their citizens’ heads for benign purposes, which is wonderful until the two societies go to war and the dreams are no longer so benign.
The fourth story, The Heart Is The Hunter, explores a world in which sentient computers can rent human beings as hosts for their consciousness for a little vacation. Unfortunately, some of them don’t want to give the hosts back once their time is up.
Total Length of document is approximately 17,500 words
ALL OF THE STORIES IN THIS BOOK AND FOUR OTHER BOOKS OF SHORT STORIES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN ONE NEW BOOK:
"TWENTY SCI FI STORIES"
Four Science Fiction Stories
These four stories range between approximately 3600 words and 6,250 words.
The first, Bug Rules, principally takes place aboard a star ship crewed by a race of sociopathic intelligent insects transporting a cargo of humans. But, the passengers wonder, where are they going and why? The answer is not what you might expect.
The second, Chronotron, explores a future in which you can buy an insurance policy which will protect you from any physical injury by time-swapping someone else in to suffer your loss the instant before injury occurs. Instead of you getting a broken leg, the Substitute Injury Replacement gets the broken leg in your place. Of course, full coverage is pretty expensive and comes with messy, nasty strings.
In the third, Dream War, for generations two adjacent countries have broadcast dreams into their citizens’ heads for benign purposes, which is wonderful until the two societies go to war and the dreams are no longer so benign.
The fourth story, The Heart Is The Hunter, explores a world in which sentient computers can rent human beings as hosts for their consciousness for a little vacation. Unfortunately, some of them don’t want to give the hosts back once their time is up.
Total Length of document is approximately 17,500 words
75 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2009
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About the author
David Grace
53 books9 followersDavid M. Alexander (writing as David Grace) Biography
David Grace is the pen name for David M. Alexander. David Alexander was born in Upstate New York in the mid-nineteen forties. His family moved to Northern California in the early nineteen sixties. He graduated from Stanford University in 1967 with a major in history and a minor in economics. He received a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California Law School, Boalt Hall, in June 1970, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. He was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of the State of California in January 1971 and before the Supreme Court of the United States in November, 1977.
His first novel was "The Chocolate Spy," Coward, McCann & Geoghigan, 1978. His second novel was "Fane," Pocket Books/Timescape Books, 1981.
"My Real Name Is Lisa" was published in hardcover by Carroll & Graf 1996.
The author alone and with Hayford Peirce has published
10 pieces of short fiction in "Analog Magazine" and "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine."
The complete list of David Grace novels available from Wildside Press (print) and as ebooks from Amazon, Smashwords and other ebook distributors are:
"The Accidental Magician"
"The Concrete Kiss"
"Daniel"(ebook only)
"A Death In Beverly Hills"
"Doll's Eyes"
"Easy Target"
"Etched In Bone"
"Fever Dreams"
"The Forbidden List"
"Shooting Crows At Dawn"
"Stolen Angel"
"The Traitor's Mistress"
"True Faith"
Mr. Grace's latest novel is "The Concrete Kiss."
David Alexander shared story credit with Dan Wright and Sam Egan for the Outer Limits TV series episode, "Joyride," starring Cliff Robertson and broadcast during the 2000 season.
David Grace is the pen name for David M. Alexander. David Alexander was born in Upstate New York in the mid-nineteen forties. His family moved to Northern California in the early nineteen sixties. He graduated from Stanford University in 1967 with a major in history and a minor in economics. He received a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California Law School, Boalt Hall, in June 1970, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. He was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of the State of California in January 1971 and before the Supreme Court of the United States in November, 1977.
His first novel was "The Chocolate Spy," Coward, McCann & Geoghigan, 1978. His second novel was "Fane," Pocket Books/Timescape Books, 1981.
"My Real Name Is Lisa" was published in hardcover by Carroll & Graf 1996.
The author alone and with Hayford Peirce has published
10 pieces of short fiction in "Analog Magazine" and "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine."
The complete list of David Grace novels available from Wildside Press (print) and as ebooks from Amazon, Smashwords and other ebook distributors are:
"The Accidental Magician"
"The Concrete Kiss"
"Daniel"(ebook only)
"A Death In Beverly Hills"
"Doll's Eyes"
"Easy Target"
"Etched In Bone"
"Fever Dreams"
"The Forbidden List"
"Shooting Crows At Dawn"
"Stolen Angel"
"The Traitor's Mistress"
"True Faith"
Mr. Grace's latest novel is "The Concrete Kiss."
David Alexander shared story credit with Dan Wright and Sam Egan for the Outer Limits TV series episode, "Joyride," starring Cliff Robertson and broadcast during the 2000 season.
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