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This story presents a gritty, realistic view of what the real consequences may be of people occupying space for long periods of time. It's written in an unusual second-person style in which you, the reader, take the role of a shoe-sales person talking with a person who has just dropped out of the orbital space culture. The main character talks directly to the reader, and the story is written such that you will automatically fill in the other side of the conversation. Highly unusual style, but it works well for this story. Year's Best Science Fiction Pick ... Read more

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Drugged out college kids from the 60's were not prepared for the changes a new drug makes in their lives. ... Read more

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An architect works on a wondrous project, but now the Messengers want to fund its completion. An engrossing story that contains a myriad of intertwined concepts, from architecture to immortality. Year's Best Science Fiction Pick ... Read more

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"It was the sun that was driving the world crazy." With the ozone layer ripped away, depression and crime have shattered the planet, including Ruth's once-lovely New Hampshire town. A former Sixties child grown old, Ruth is hunted and despised by the hordes of young "drood" have-nots living all around her. A simple trip across town to visit a friend crippled by droods is a deadly risk. ... Read more

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Wynne "Eyes" Cage is a "spook journalist," and she's running with a very fast crowd: a gang of "snakes" stealing from the biggest computer company on earth. In their sticky hands is the promise of human-equivalent artificial intelligence, the next great technological leap for our species. But it's too good for the military not to want it, and they play rough. When the caper goes sour, Cage and a surviving thief take refuge with Bonivard, a hideously deformed man riding a spider-like conveyance around his Swiss castle. Someone's going to get rich; everyone else is going to die. Locus Poll Award Nominee, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner ... Read more

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On a distant world, a family of furry natives is torn apart when the mother chooses to live with the alien humans. Sturgeon Award Nominee ... Read more

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In a full-blown Internet media economy of the near future, the film and sports stars of the mid-20th century achieve a perversely glamorous revival. Has their sort of glamour truly been lost in the 21st century, and can it ever be regained? Locus Poll Award Nominee, HOMer Award Nominee, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Nominee ... Read more

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While attending an sf convention, James Patrick Kelly is propositioned (ahem) to work on a project that reveals more about an overbearing colleague than he really wants to know. (Note that while the people in this story are real, none of the events depicted actually took place, it's fiction). ... Read more

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Aliens have landed in Russia and declare that the communists were right allalong, prompting a religious backlash.
Nebula Award Nominee ... Read more

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The war ended with a blast that obliterated most of the human race on Earth. Now a pair of survivors who were children when IT happened meet a survivalist determined to escape post-nuclear isolation on earth to rejoin humanity in the orbiting spacelabs and moon-based factories. ... Read more

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A space-faring woman and her intelligent ship travel through many dangers, often needing to rely on their ship's ability to "undo" the last few minutes of time by invoking a special form of backwards time travel. Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Hugo Award Nominee, Year's Best Science Fiction Pick ... Read more

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After the accidental death of her baby daughter, a distraught mother struggles to deal with the loss--and with an imagination that won't let her go. ... Read more

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A Personal Classic
Considering that this book has gone out of print and nobody else has posted any reviews, I guess it won't stand the test of time. Nevertheless, it struck a special chord, and it stays in my mind. It's a fantasy in which a man named Shaun Reed finds himself trapped at an Eden-like resort. He has no memories of his past, and the only clue as to why he's there is a cryptic plaque signed by "The Dreamers". Is this a vacation? A radical form of therapy? An experiment? Brainwashing? As Shaun wrestles against the limits of his paradise/prison, he drives towards an understanding that remains just out of reach, while his sleep is flooded with troubled memories and eerie fantasies. The essential appeal is not the mystery of "The Dreamers" who did this to him (although that's certainly an intriguing question), but rather in Shaun's struggle with himself; a psychological struggle. I'm drawn to novels with a psychological edge, and these two writers, early in their careers, came together to do a superb job with this one. It touched me and continues to touch me. Am I the only one? ... Read more

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Lizard-like aliens have given humanity the key to interstellar travel, but there's one catch: to use it you must be prepared to think like they do about the meaning of personal identity. Beautifully written, shocking work that was a breakthrough for James Patrick Kelly. Hugo Award Winner ... Read more

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Into the Sun!
WOW what a story! Brian Smith could sell this as a short story by itself it is so good IMO. I just wish they sold a hard copy of these writings--not just audio! I have been reading Sci Fi for a long time. This guy is great!Reminds me of 2001, a space odyssey a bit. Worth the price just for thisone folks!I noticed there are no other books by Brian Smith for sale onAmazon. What's up with that? He needs to write books, and Amazon needs tosell them--geez, do I make myself clear?

Very compelling stories
This tape is well done.The sound effects create an atmosphere that draws in the listener.The actors are dramatic, but not overly so.The short stories themselves are well written, delivering edge-of-the-chair suspense(or knee-slapping comedy, as the case may be).

It's finally here....and worth the wait!
As most net surfers are aware the Sci-Fi Channel's web site has included a section devoted to science fiction radio drama...Seeing Ear Theatre. One aspect of which includes originally producedproductions ceratedespecially for the site and which has featured performances by manywell-known SF actors as Micheal O'Hare,Mark Hamill,Marina Sirtis,andothers. With a few exceptions, a lot of the dramas are based on recentshort stories by SF writers such as Terry Bisson, Allen Steele, John Kesseland Gergory Benford. With the release of this audiobook editon(whichincludes introductions by SF's resident angry young{sic}man HarlanEllison)now one can listen to these stories anytime you want. The beststories(IMO)are the Three Odd Comedies and The Death of Captain Future(which despite the pulpish-sounding title is a darkly humorous tale set inthe future history of Steele's previous works such as Orbital Decay andClarke County,Space). If you like audio drama-- especially newly producedaudio drama...you'll love this collection and you may also want to checkout Vol. 2 which should be on sale soon(I know I can't wait). ... Read more