Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi

Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi

The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the various ways Hitler has died. A lawyer sues an interplanetary union for dangerous working conditions. And four artificial intelligences explain, in increasingly worrying detail, how they plan not to destroy humanity.

Welcome to Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi.

These four stories, along with fourteen other pieces, have one thing in common: Theyâ€™re short, sharp, and to the pointâ€”science fiction in miniature, with none of the stories longer than 2,300 words. But in that short space exist entire universes, absurd situations, and the sort of futuristic humor that propelled Scalzi to a Hugo with his novel Redshirts. Not to mention yogurt taking over the world (as it would).

Spanning the years from 1991 to 2016, this collection is a quarter century of Scalzi at his briefest and best, and features four never-before-printed stories, exclusive to this collection: â€œMorning Announcements at the Lucas Interspecies School for Troubled Youth,â€ â€œYour Smart Appliances Talk About You Behind Your Back,â€ â€œImportant Holidays on Gronghuâ€ and â€œThe AI Are Absolutely Positively Without a Doubt Not Here to End Humanity, Honest.â€

John Scalzi is the New York Times bestselling author of Old Manâ€™s War, Lock In and Redshirts, among others. His work has won the Hugo and Locus Awards and been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell Awards. He lives in Ohio and online. He enjoys pie.
Country USA
Manufacturer Subterranean Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-12-31
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Subterranean Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-12-31
Format	Kindle eBook

Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi

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