The sixth issue of Future SF showcases fiction from the Czech Republic, USA, Catalonia, and Russia.
Welcome
to the first of the 2020 issues of Future SF. In this issue we feature original
fiction from the Czech Republic, Catalonia, and Russia, as well as a reprint by
the inimitable Ken Liu. We also review Ken’s translation of Vagabonds by the Hugo-winner Hao
Jingfang, and interview the incoming CEO of Heavy
Metal....
Reflect
upon the extraordinary advance which machines have made during the last few
hundred years, and note how slowly the animal and vegetable kingdoms are
advancing… Assume for the sake of argument that conscious beings have existed
for some twenty million years: see what strides machines have made in the last
thousand!...
“Welcome to weRobot,” said the
chipper HR representative. “Jake and Ron and the rest of us are all so looking forward to your
contributions!”
“Are you a true believer?” the
woman next to me asked in a low, conspiratorial voice. I looked at her,
puzzled; her name tag said Amy....
Vagabondsby Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken LiuHardcover, April 2020Saga PressISBN-13: 978-1534422087
In Vagabonds, written by Hao Jingfang and translated by Ken Liu, two previously warring factions, Mars and Earth, attempt to ease their mutual distrust by sending a group of Martian teenagers to spend a few years on Earth as part of a cultural exchange....
Our Lady modeled our bodies out
of sand and fire. Our Lady put the words inside our heads. Our Lady gave us
life, gave us strength, gave us grace. She wrote our subroutines as if they
were love letters. She composed our circuitry as if it were a poem....
Heavy Metal Magazine is one of the most influential comic book publications in the field of science fiction. Film directors such as Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, and James Cameron have cited it as a major influence on their work, both as a deeper gateway into science fiction and as a visual bible that continuously inspires the look of their films....
Fine resort. Great planet. Not
too many visitors, though. The reason is simple: the locals are rather
particular about the ecological state of their home. They dutifully protect
species that many would argue should not be allowed to exist to begin with....
The sixth issue of Future SF showcases fiction from the Czech Republic, USA, Catalonia, and Russia.
Table of contents
Welcome
to the first of the 2020 issues of Future SF. In this issue we feature original
fiction from the Czech Republic, Catalonia, and Russia, as well as a reprint by
the inimitable Ken Liu. We also review Ken’s translation of Vagabonds by the Hugo-winner Hao
Jingfang, and interview the incoming CEO of Heavy
Metal....
Reflect
upon the extraordinary advance which machines have made during the last few
hundred years, and note how slowly the animal and vegetable kingdoms are
advancing… Assume for the sake of argument that conscious beings have existed
for some twenty million years: see what strides machines have made in the last
thousand!...
“Welcome to weRobot,” said the
chipper HR representative. “Jake and Ron and the rest of us are all so looking forward to your
contributions!”
“Are you a true believer?” the
woman next to me asked in a low, conspiratorial voice. I looked at her,
puzzled; her name tag said Amy....
Vagabondsby Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken LiuHardcover, April 2020Saga PressISBN-13: 978-1534422087
In Vagabonds, written by Hao Jingfang and translated by Ken Liu, two previously warring factions, Mars and Earth, attempt to ease their mutual distrust by sending a group of Martian teenagers to spend a few years on Earth as part of a cultural exchange....
Our Lady modeled our bodies out
of sand and fire. Our Lady put the words inside our heads. Our Lady gave us
life, gave us strength, gave us grace. She wrote our subroutines as if they
were love letters. She composed our circuitry as if it were a poem....
Heavy Metal Magazine is one of the most influential comic book publications in the field of science fiction. Film directors such as Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, and James Cameron have cited it as a major influence on their work, both as a deeper gateway into science fiction and as a visual bible that continuously inspires the look of their films....
Fine resort. Great planet. Not
too many visitors, though. The reason is simple: the locals are rather
particular about the ecological state of their home. They dutifully protect
species that many would argue should not be allowed to exist to begin with....
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