I had never been to False World before. The interstellar cruise on Horizon Finder had made it part of the … More
Tag: dystopia
The Days that Followed
The memory was a fixed one. Some memories are like sediment, debris in the tidal flow of the mind, others … More
Death by Elephant
For a robot, it was enormous, a huge silver barrel of a body the size of a bus, swaying side … More
Are we Nearly there Yet?
I loved my holidays. They were the only times I cared about, to be brutally honest. They were also the … More
Products
“What is the value you have?” A simple, short question. The start question for every potential employer. Answering was simple. … More
Follow the Blood
Absolute silence combined with absolute darkness can drive you mad. Your brain begins to fill in the void with its … More
Remains
I didn’t realise at first. Everybody was dead. Everybody. I was on the beach, the sun was out, the wind … More
Junkers
Commander Callum Rinder’s dust-dry mouth had an acidic taste to it, he had not eaten since the dawn’s light and … More
Disintegration
At 11:11 PM Greenwich Mean Time at the bus stop on the corner of Carver Avenue in the sleepy British … More
Angels of Suburbia
The suburban matrix was still and quiet and not in the usual way. There were no young mothers pushing prams … More
Drunk at the End of the World
I witnessed the curling black mushroom cloud for the briefest of moments, it reached over the city on fire like … More
The Girl Who Bought a Planet
“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More
Runners of the Wastelands
“There are twenty artefacts on the countertop, on the top floor of the Lewis temple, and there are fifty of … More
The Hunger of Leviathan
The sea was a mirror of the sky except, in one, you would drown and in the other, you would … More
The Last Words of Annie
Genemagix, the word was nonsense, like most brands and company names, and yet, the investment-burgeoning startups of Silicon Valley hinged … More
The Elevator Trials
Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More
The Farm
It was disturbing to take in the endless, neat rows of empty white seats in the preparation space. There had … More
Shame Fame
I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More
Future Orientation
“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More
Spectres
A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … More