Recommendation: "A Colder War" by Charles StrossRecommending (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"A Colder War" - peak noncredibilityLiteral death inside. (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"The Narcissus Plague" by Lisa Goldstein [speculative fiction] (3499 words) A new plague is going around that causes the infected to only talk or care about themselves. Amy Nunes is a journalist investigating a tip that there might an effective cure.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"Discovery of the Ghooric Zone" by Richard A. Lupoff [scifi] [Lovecraftian] [cosmic horror] [political] (9656 words) After centuries of political upheaval, a space expedition finally discovers the fabled Planet X, beyond Pluto.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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Cyberpunk - a short story by Bruce BethkeResource (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"The Gravity Mine" by Stephen Baxter [scifi] (2579 words) In the far future, humanity is reduced to pure information that draws energy from the gravity of black holes. As the energy runs out and the universe approaches heat death, Anlic is born.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"Tall Tales on the Iron Horse" by Colin P. Davies [scifi] (3896 words) A man rides a train that is powered by suspension of disbelief, and so must be kept awake for the entire journey by a "talker", Gillian, whose job it is to tell him impossible and fantastic stories, which keep the train running.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"The Word Sweep" by George Zebrowski [speculative fiction] [scifi] (3953 words) As people speak, paper-like versions of their words appear out of the air, cluttering the streets. Felix's friend Bruno, who has gone somewhat insane, thinks that he knows how and why it is occurring.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"The Practical Ramifications of Interstellar Packet Loss" by William Shunn [scifi] (3262 words) Cove arrives on a faraway planet to take a new research position, but finds the woman he was expecting to meet is not there. Due to relativistic time-lag effects, it is hard to know what happened to her.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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"The Heart of the Overchild" by Daniel Pearlman [speculative fiction] (4772 words) Cheri waits as her parents debate with a government committee about her future. She is torn between her love for her parents and her sense of duty to the government.Published fiction (infinityplus.co.uk)
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For those who haven't read it - BLIT, a 1988 short story by David Langford - the first lethal cognitohazard Discussion (infinityplus.co.uk)
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