literature
Science fiction's most popular literary writers from Isaac Asimov to Stephen King and Frank Herbert, and the rising stars of today.
Alien Day Short: (4/26/21)
Jacob woke early in the morning as the lights slowly came on in his room. Every morning they were set to come on slowly at six thirty in the morning. His room was small, consisting of only his bed, a small table, a shelf with a few books, a door to his closet and a slit window that let the sun light in but only just. That is during the months of the year when the sun shinned. Currently the slit window served little purpose as it was the dead of winter, and the sun had dipped below the horizon months ago and would not return till the beginning of spring. During the summer it would never set but in the depths of winter it would never rise. The darkness was oppressive and affected everyone’s mood after a while. That said artificial sunlight was projected by the dome during the winter months to light up the settlement, but nothing could ever truly replace real sunlight.
By Gray Beard Nerd5 years ago in Futurism
The Soldier in the Snow
The sting of winter was relentless, as it always was in the Northern Islands. The rest of the world only ever had three months of bitter winter, but the people of these islands had to endure a frozen wasteland for more than ten, painful months. Even in the last remaining couple of months there was still knee-deep snow.
By Maurice D. Winterborn5 years ago in Futurism
Pirates of the Parallel
Afar we see a sailing ship! Be they friend or foe? Off the sails, the masts, and bow, to adventure we will go. Through the murk and rocky crags. Against the waves and shore. Do we face treasures aplenty or be it tale and lore? Where shall we sail today, me hearty? Come, let us have a little chat. Tell me, where we shall set foot today, and I will draw the map.
By E.L. Martin5 years ago in Futurism
Merlin's Picturesque Prison
King Arthur’s story is known all over the world. It’s really remarkable how popular this ancient king is today. Guinevere and Lancelot are nearly as well known as Arthur. Apparently, infidelity and scandal will always be of interest to the population. It’s time to tell my story because I still survive, even after thousands of years. Have you guessed who I am? Let’s just say that rumors of my being turned into a tree have been greatly exaggerated.
By Yvonne Lovejoy5 years ago in Futurism
The legend of the Caleuche
Maria grew up with her family in the south of Chile in Chiloe, a city full of legends and beautiful natural and green landscapes. Maria's family is dedicated to raising animals and selling what they produce. From a very young age, she learned the trade from her parents and from previous generations. She gets up first thing in the morning. She loves the sound of rooster crowing when the sun is rising. The first thing she does is milking the cows. Feed the horses, remove the eggs from the hens that are ready to eat, and prepare fresh bread, which a few hours later she would go to sell to the truckers who pass by at breakfast time wanting to eat something hot and fresh.
By Pame Molina5 years ago in Futurism
The Remnants
Elliot Gardner was a reversion expert: all his days in university on the space station Homeward had been leading up to the moment when he could begin recreating the past through the means of simulation and tech advances. His graduate project had been to provide a believable recreation of the 1920's prohibition era in America. Months of research, through all the databases available to him for study, culminated in a speak-easy environment with an added performance by one of the jazz singers of the time. The professors had given him high marks, nearly a perfect score, for all his attention to detail. It didn't matter that it wasn't exactly real; what counted was the atmosphere he was able to bring forth from archival materials ranging from photographs to videos.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Futurism
A Ship on the (Event) Horizon
Log. Captain Davis, May 17, 2051 We're preparing final tests for the new black star drive. It's an odd piece of technology. Normally a human ship would never have the sufficient energy reserves to travel at high speeds through the galaxy. But scientists have come up with this drive as a solution.
By Daniel Goldman5 years ago in Futurism
The Last First Date
Equivalent Prime Date January 23, 2022 E-48976, IDCT-1675384 Well, I finally reached another Earth. I was beginning to think I would never find another one. Over ten thousand consecutive shifts before I woke up here. By far more than any other streak I have encountered. It is a very indescribable feeling to close your eyes, only to suddenly become existent in a wholly different way. Even after all these years, I do not think I will ever get accustomed to the phase shift of entering a new universe. Despite my eons worth of experience, I have not found the shifts any easier to cope with. I do not know if this universe has a god like some of the others, but it cannot hurt to thank Him or Her for creating this Earth. I will take the rest of the day to acquaint myself with this world and prepare for tomorrow, where at the very least I will get to see her. I can only hope she will be getting the Merlot.
By William Friend5 years ago in Futurism
Chronicles of Idukuria
Lima opened her eyes slowly. As if coming to the end of a dark tunnel, she began to feel her body again. I was cold inside of her pod. Had she felt this cold for years? For months? No, it has only been 3 days. It was 3 days of Earth time but the journey traveling through dimensions can make someone lose track of time. The distance she had traveled through dimensions didn't matter much to her. After crossing into the dimension where Planet Earth was housed She only knew her destination was Earth, a place she used to call ‘home' hundred of years ago.
By Cyber Dragon5 years ago in Futurism
Characters in The New Order of Alexandria.
The New Order of Alexandria is a Post-Apocalyptic Sci-fi Novel set in the year 2050, it is a world where climate change has led to massive tsunamis destroying America and now survivors band together to try and survive in this new and harsh world, while a new government named The New Order of Alexandria set out to restore the world to the way it once was before. The book has a wide range of different and interesting characters, in this article we will be talking about all the major characters that play a part in the first book.
By Joseph Roy Wright5 years ago in Futurism
Interstellar Romance
The space station was a cold, drifting piece in the expanse of the stars. Renee observed the monitors that measured the outside elements and anything of note—though watching became a tedium after 141 days of the same slow-moving realm stretching out to infinity. As a former civilian, she had been trained on a mostly need-to-know basis; the different space missions that had erupted after the third world war had no lack of volunteers and field experts alike, but the lottery system at her tech company had been on her side in the end.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Futurism
