Go back in time to your youth, reading pulp sci-fi magazines at the five-and-dime and Clark, Asimov, and Bradbury at the library. Remember how those stories transported you into the future-and importantly, away from your present reality. With Colossal Tales of the Future, J.F. Smith speeds readers into a fantastical future, all while evoking memories of the past and commenting on current events. Mad scientists, robots, and AI running amok, space operas bringing the drama, secret agents and evil wannabe overlords scheming, and shaggy-dog time traveling stories poking fun-all this and more are in Colossal Tales of the Future, which includes some of the best short stories from Smith's previous three books plus brand-new tales.Colossal Tales of the Future is a true storyteller's book. Each story to the point and fun to read, they're the product of Smith spinning a yarn aloud and being told, "You should write that down." And everyone who loves thrilling sci-fi should read these.
Go back in time to your youth, reading pulp sci-fi magazines at the five-and-dime and Clark, Asimov, and Bradbury at the library. Remember how those stories transported you into the future-and importantly, away from your present reality. With Colossal Tales of the Future, J.F. Smith speeds readers into a fantastical future, all while evoking memories of the past and commenting on current events. Mad scientists, robots, and AI running amok, space operas bringing the drama, secret agents and evil wannabe overlords scheming, and shaggy-dog time traveling stories poking fun-all this and more are in Colossal Tales of the Future, which includes some of the best short stories from Smith's previous three books plus brand-new tales.Colossal Tales of the Future is a true storyteller's book. Each story to the point and fun to read, they're the product of Smith spinning a yarn aloud and being told, "You should write that down." And everyone who loves thrilling sci-fi should read these.
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