by Ron D'Alena
First published 2017
This collection brings together fourteen stories from eleven science fiction authors who shaped the genre's golden age. Philip K. Dick contributes "The Variable Man" and "Second Variety," exploring themes of identity and mechanical evolution. Arthur C. Clarke offers "The Forgotten Enemy," while Kurt Vonnegut provides "2BR02B" and "The Big Trip up Yonder." Harry Harrison delivers "Arm of the Law" and "The Repairman." The stories span from robot uprisings to alien encounters, from interstellar conflicts to environmental collapse. Frederik Pohl's "The Tunnel Under the World" examines corporate manipulation, while Randall Garrett's "The Highest Treason" explores military betrayal. These tales blend spectacular futures with ordinary human concerns, creating worlds where energy weapons coexist with daily routines and where technological marvels reveal fundamental truths about society and survival.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, speculative-fiction
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, identity, mechanical-evolution
Period: Golden Age
320 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform