(Drivebycuriosity) - In the future almost anything could happen. A rich field for speculation and science fiction writers. One of the reasons I love the scifi genre.
The anthology - with the paradox title - "Infinity`s End" - the last volume of seven Infinity Project books - gives a taste of it. The collection, edited & curated by Jonathan Strathan, depicts 14 versions of a possible future (amazon ). The editor had asked his writers "to open up the solar system, to look again at its vastness, its incredible scale, anbd how humanity in different ways might fit successfully and happily into its nooks and crannies." The result is a selection of very different amazing tales.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch`s "Once on the Blue Moon" is my favorite. Murderous pirates overtake a space ship to find and capture a very valuable item. They didn`t calculate with one passenger: a 12 years young girl, who is stubborn, willful and very accomplished. Its a young adults story, but nicely told and lots of fun.
I also like:
Seanan McGuire`s "Swear Not By The Moon". The heirs of dynasty visit Titan, the largest of Saturn`s moons, which is owned & colonized by their grand-grand mother. Their visit causes trouble.
Alastair Reynolds`"Death`s Door". Three very, very old friends are meeting, experiencing together strange and dramatic events. A very dark & surreal tale, as usual for Reynolds.
Stephen Baxter´s "Las Small Step". A small spaceship with only 2 passengers travels to the edge of our solar system to stop there another traveler from what he wants to do - a mini space opera.
Nick Wolven`s "Cloudsong". A sophisticate diplomat has to negotiate with a group of strange asteroid settlers who have a challenging claim - very exotic.
To be continued
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