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Science Fiction at the Speed of Light: Short Stories

Some of sci-fic's most memorable moments come from short stories. Take a look at these anthologies and collections from renowned writers to help you take a quick trip across a universe of wonders.

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  • Science fiction for the pessimist abides in this collection of stories from the Mediterranean region, with dark but thoughtful and engrossing extrapolations of looming ecological and technological dangers and worst-case social scenarios.
    eBook, 2024Armida Publications, 2024
  • The Future Is Female!

    25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, From Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin

    Women never took kindly to the notion that both science and science fiction were supposed to be men-only clubs. Challenging conventions and proving their genius took time, but they won out in the end. This collection has more than two dozen stories…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Library of America, [2018] — 813.0087 FUTURE
  • Beautiful writing and engaging thought experiments power the short stories of Chiang, whose fiction has won the Hugo and the Nebula Awards. One of the most philosophical writers in contemporary science fiction, his stories invite you to ponder but…
    Book, 2019New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. — FICTION CHIANG
  • Lake of Souls

    the Collected Short Fiction

    Leckie, Ann,
    Leckie made a splash on the science fiction scene several years ago and has since won its most prominent literary awards in the form of the Hugo and the Nebula. This collection showcases the talent and diversity that make her a must-read…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Orbit, 2024. — FICTION LECKIE
  • A collection of short fiction from one of the greatest storytellers of science fiction's Golden Age, these stories will thrill you with their big ideas and fascinating world-building.
    Book, 2021New York : Del Rey, 2021. — FICTION ASIMOV
  • A man is covered from head to foot in tattoos that act like a living tapestry, telling thrilling and often unsettling stories that venture both far into space and deep into the human psyche.
    Book, 2001New York : William Morrow, 2001. — FICTION BRADBURY
  • Memory's Legion

    the Complete Expanse Story Collection

    Corey, James S. A.,
    "The Expanse" has become one of the most celebrated science fiction TV shows of the modern era with its mix of political intrigue, mystery and complex setting. This collection brings together all of the powerful stories that made that vision…
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Orbit, 2022. — FICTION COREY
  • From AI to virtual reality, computer hacking and edgy cultural conflicts, cyberpunk is a unique category of science fiction that never fails to amaze. The short stories collected here will get you hooked and questioning the nature of your reality in…
    Book, 2023New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. — 808.8387 BIG
  • Africa Risen

    a New Era of Speculative Fiction

    Science fiction is experiencing a cultural renaissance across the African continent as writers there grapple with past and present political conflict, the lingering damage of colonialism and the looming threat of climate change.
    Book, 2022New York : Tordotcom, 2022. — 823.0876 AFRICA
  • Memoirs of a Space Traveler

    Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy

    Lem, Stanisław,
    Follow the adventures of Ijon Tichy, a Gulliver of the space age, through strange experiments involving, among other puzzling phenomena, faulty time machines, intelligent washing machines and suicidal potatoes.
    Book, 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020] — FICTION LEM