From robots with contagious diseases to space explorers who stumble upon the birthplace of the Cthulhu, these stories twist horror and science into sexy pulp fiction that’s hard to escape. Showcasing fantastic stories in which printed people colonize planets, augmented reality is used to punish criminals and take over corporations, and futures where cyberpunk adolescence rule cities where all the adults have disappeared; this is a collection of unique peepholes into the future of our planet and species.
Tabella dei contenuti
The Home 1
My Son 13
Human Harvest 15
Sick Robot (1) Bloodletting 31
Sick Robot (2) Sawbones 57
The Tunnels 69
John 78
The Prisoner 88 The Game 91
Sick Robot (3) Synthizens 99
Reapers 132
Jenna 135
War 136
Red 139
The Trial of the Three Billy Goats Gruff 141
Death Benefits 147
The Curious Case of Mr. Carlton 153
Disconnecting 168
Circular Thinking 171
Printed People 173
The New War 181
Herald of Chernobog 183
Wasted Souls 203
HMO 215
Scaring Monsters 217
Oxygen Bar 221
Surealix 223
The Forgotten 235
No Smith is a Jones More than Once 241
The Shadow King 243
About D.C. Lozar 271
Circa l’autore
D.C. Lozar writes fiction that emphasizes perspective, imagery, and layered plot lines to create fantastical worlds and uncanny heroes/heroines. A fan of pulps from the 1920-30’s, his storylines pit unimaginable technologic advances against humanity’s tenacious refusal to become evolutionary road kill.
DCLozar.com or Twitter.com/dclozar