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The Future Chronicles Kindle Edition

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The Future Chronicles has grown, from a single collection of stories, into a series whose unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes – A.I., aliens, time travel, dragons, telepaths, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday – has made it one of the most acclaimed short story anthology series of the digital era.

Created by award-winning author Samuel Peralta, and edited by some of the most-respected editors in the genre, each volume brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern science fiction and fantasy.

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Future Chronicles special edition introductory volume is a compendium of stories selected from the Chronicles’ standalone titles, and includes five new stories, never before published, from some of today’s best writers in speculative fiction.

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★★★★★ KINDLE BOOK AWARDS SEMI-FINALIST - determined by the Kindle Book Review ★★★★★
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"The best place to discover new SF authors, I think, is any of the anthologies coming from Samuel Peralta"
-- Hugh Howey,
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"A powerful new voice in speculative fiction"
-- Nick Webb,
USA Today bestselling author of the Legacy Fleet trilogy

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Created by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Samuel Peralta, The Future Chronicles is the #1 bestselling anthology series that brings together work from visionary new voices and from the grandmasters of modern speculative fiction. 

Its unique take on major science fiction and fantasy themes - A.I., time travel, dragons, robots, aliens, zombies, immortality, galactic battles, cyborgs, doomsday - has made it one of the most acclaimed anthology series of the digital era.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B013M3XW0Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Windrift Books; 1st edition (September 18, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 630 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 477 pages
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Customers find the stories in this collection engaging and thought-provoking. They appreciate the author selection, a good introduction to new authors, and the collection as outstanding. Many readers consider the book a bargain and worth reading. However, some readers feel the stories lack development and are hard to follow. There are mixed opinions on the writing quality, with some finding it well-written and edited, while others mention it's cheesy or typographical errors.

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80 customers mention "Readability"80 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability and find the stories engaging. They appreciate the short story format and find the series focused on storytelling. The book covers a variety of subjects with good plots and characters that are engaging. Overall, readers enjoy the book and find it a great collection of sci-fi classics.

"...brand of singularity fiction with her story, Gould presents a mind-bending tale that will leave you shaking your head, Cavanaugh could give you..." Read more

"...All of the authors managed to write relatively well, with good plots, and characters that were believable...." Read more

"...showed me things I hadn’t seen before, and did it in an engaging way full of pathos and life...." Read more

"Over half of the stories are quite good but many of the stories seem to be based on the premise of how absurd, alien, and unfathomable a story line..." Read more

23 customers mention "Thought provoking"23 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's thought-provoking ideas. They find it interesting and enjoyable, providing food for the imagination with a variety of topics and lengths. Some say it infuses new meaning into their thoughts. Overall, readers find the book thoughtful and engaging, with plenty to engross them.

"...Each of these stories is excellent and represents those anthologies wonderfully...." Read more

"...It revolves around death, and what might follow, and I enjoyed it's ideas greatly...." Read more

"...described, these stories plant seeds in your mind and lead to interesting thoughts...." Read more

"...These short stories are excellent overall, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and extraordinarily imaginative...." Read more

17 customers mention "Author selection"17 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the author selection. They find it a good way to learn about new authors and get introduced to them. The book provides a nice introduction by Hugh Howey. It's a must-read for sci-fi fans and a great collection of short stories from fresh speculative fiction writers.

"...This book starts out strongly with a particularly good foreword by Hugh Howey...." Read more

"Samuel Peralta brings together a variety of speculative fiction's freshest authors...." Read more

"...This is also a good way of discovering new SF writers. I look forward to reading other volumes in this series." Read more

"...I would certainly love to read a complete book by any of these excellent authors." Read more

8 customers mention "Collection quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the collection's quality. They find the stories outstanding, with great authors and an excellent selection.

"...Top-notch collection Mr. Peralta!" Read more

"All but one of the stories in this incredible collection were outstanding. I love SF that makes me say Wow, and the majority of the stories did that...." Read more

"...Some darker than others, this is a good collection." Read more

"This is an exquisite collection of great short stories...." Read more

5 customers mention "Value for money"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say it provides entertainment for the price and is worth reading.

"...I still think it's worth that many stars because of the amount of entertainment for the price...." Read more

"...But for $0.99, you get more than your money's worth. This is also a good way of discovering new SF writers...." Read more

"...This book is a bargain!" Read more

"...in small doses as a respite from the modern world of high stress, Worth it." Read more

10 customers mention "Writing quality"6 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality. Some find it well-written and edited, with tight narratives to explore new worlds. Others feel the writing is cheesy and has typos.

"...this collection the highest rating because these young and talented writers deserve it...." Read more

"...I knocked a star off for the few transposed words, or typos, and for the one story so poorly written I had to skip it, despite the fact that not..." Read more

"...Almost all the stories were exciting and well written. I look forward to reading these authors other works. Carol Sarasohn" Read more

"Well written, interesting, and thought provoking from start to finish...." Read more

10 customers mention "Story quality"2 positive8 negative

Customers find the stories in the collection absurd and unfathomable. They also mention that the stories end too soon, lack development of ideas, boring dialogues, and difficult writing styles. Some readers feel the stories just don't work, have typos or poorly written parts, and recycled some stories from previous collections.

"...off for the few transposed words, or typos, and for the one story so poorly written I had to skip it, despite the fact that not finishing a story..." Read more

"...For me, these stories not only used terribly twisted futures (which is OK) but also twisted writing styles making the stories even harder to follow...." Read more

"...As a whole these tales are not master works: some have an ending a bit unsatisfactory; in a couple of stories the characters are men but they..." Read more

"Great science fiction! This is my first read in the Chronicles series, definitely not my last...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015
    Over the past year, Samuel Peralta has diligently and deliberately put together a powerhouse science fiction anthology series. He's been able to attract big name authors such as Hugh Howey, Ken Liu, Seanan McGuire, Robert J. Sawyer, Jennifer Foehner Wells, and Matthew Mather among many others. But, what makes the Future Chronicles volumes great is the platform for new and emerging talent from the trenches of indie authors. While the established authors have been the cornerstone for these collections, the indie talent Sam chooses for each book is exciting and raw.

    Full Disclosure: I've been privileged to be in three FC anthologies so far (Alien, Z & Immortality) and have spots reserved in at least two more scheduled to run in the next six to eight months. Other than reading and loving The Future Chronicles Special Edition anthology, I have no involvement in the collection.

    So if the different anthologies released in the past year were all-star teams, then The Future Chronicles is a best of the best. Some of my favorite stories from collections like The Robot Chronicles, The Telepath Chronicles, The Alien Chronicles and The A.I. Chronicles appear, inviting you to rediscover them, to read them again for the first time in the context of this new collection, outside of the confines of their genre-specific collection. For some, it seems to imbue them with new meaning. When reading A.K. Meek's The Invariable Man (later expanded to a longer book) with a brand new story on one end and stories about telepaths just pages later, it almost can be read with a new and different point of view.

    In The Future Chronicles, we get eleven stories previously released in those first four of the Future Chronicles collections. Each of these stories is excellent and represents those anthologies wonderfully. What is an extra treat are five brand new stories from Sam Best, Susan Kaye Quinn, Deirdre Gould, Angela Cavanaugh, and Moira Katson, as well as a Foreword penned by Hugh Howey. Each is a breath of fresh air. With the general theme, you don't quite know what to expect...will these stories be about robots, telepathy, aliens, or something else entirely. I'm thrilled to say each of these could very well serve as a foundational block for an anthology of their own.

    While I don't want to ruin any discovery a reader will make on their own, Sam Best really rocks the beginning of the entire collection, Quinn again provides her own brand of singularity fiction with her story, Gould presents a mind-bending tale that will leave you shaking your head, Cavanaugh could give you nightmares (or are they...) for her story The Assistant and Katson threatens to leave you with tears after reading her heartbreaking story of defiance in the face of death.

    What's really amazing is how each of these stories works not only in the confines of their own specific genre, but also all alone and then back in the comfort of other Future Chronicles stories that may or may not be in the same vein. Peralta has crafted a juggernaut and readers are reaping the benefits. If you get the chance, read The Future Chronicles and then explore the other titles available in the Kindle Store.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2016
    Tl;dr at the bottom.

    You really can't beat this for $.99. Or even $4.99 if it's priced higher than what I paid. $5 is still a steal.

    There's a little something for everyone in this collection. I ended up skipping two stories that I just couldn't get into, but the rest managed to grab my attention.

    I thought I would quickly summarize my favorites for you.

    One story in particular "Legacy" by Moira Katson, left me feeling haunted long after I finished it, and goes down as possibly my favorite. I feel like revealing anything more will ruin the slow revelation of the horror a young woman finds herself in, so this is where I will leave it.

    Another story actually managed to fool me well into the story, and I only realized the twist about to come right before it was made apparent. I don't get to enjoy that very often these days, and I'm going to refrain from writing the title out so as to not spoil the potential surprise for others.

    I enjoyed "Piece of Cake" by Patrice Fitzgerald. I empathize immensely with the poor woman who only wants a taste of sweetness, and the struggle she faced to do so.

    "#Don'tTell" by Peter Cawdron could easily make a novel that I would devour. It details the struggles of empaths, and the bigotry they face. The stories told by one empath were fascinating, and I could read more, and more of them.

    The last story I'll touch on is called "Iterations" by Deirdre Gould. It revolves around death, and what might follow, and I enjoyed it's ideas greatly.

    I hope I've been able to pique you're interest with my summaries. I've tried to convey the essence of the stories without giving to much away. (I am only a reader, and not a writer, I hope my limited abilities don't hurt my cause!)

    All of the authors managed to write relatively well, with good plots, and characters that were believable.
    One or two stumbled a bit, and had lower quality writing, but mostly still wrote enjoyable tales.

    I knocked a star off for the few transposed words, or typos, and for the one story so poorly written I had to skip it, despite the fact that not finishing a story goes against my entire being.

    I would've only knocked half of one off, but Amazon still hasn't made that a thing. I still think it's worth that many stars because of the amount of entertainment for the price.

    Before this, I read "The Doomsday Chronicles", and enjoyed it too. After posting this review I'm going to go pick out another in the chronicle series!

    Tl;dr: If you like sci-fi of any kind, there's a story or two for you. Well worth the low cost!
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  • Alexander Lavecchia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exzellent compilation
    Reviewed in Germany on April 27, 2018
    Very interesting stories, good writing. I have found many good authors for further exploration of possible futures, some of these futures desirable, some kind of frightening.
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  • Anjo Lafin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well selected good stories
    Reviewed in Australia on October 23, 2019
    I did not intend it to be this way necessarily, but apart from the enjoyment of reading such a wide variety of tales, I have found that this collection is a successful gold mine for finding riches in the form of new authors, and I am busy following them up now. I had only heard of one of the writers before, so this is a good find.
  • Norma Miles
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book of stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2015
    The Future Chronicles is a remarkably good series of books of short stories, each bursting with tales by various authors based around a single theme. This volume, the Special Edition, is exactly that - a special selection of some of the best contributions assembled from these themes volumes. All are stand alone, good, innovative, thought provoking stories and some are simply brilliant.
    A marvellous way to discover the writings of new authors as well as reconnecting with favourites. Each story is followed by a brief word by the author about how they came to write their piece as well as information on their other works and contact details. Highly recommended.
  • "coucher2003"
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice diverse set of stories with a common theme
    Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2024
    I enjoy a series of short stories. It’s amazing how authors can create a mood and develop a character in such a short time. A great book to read on a cottage vacation.
  • wendyL
    4.0 out of 5 stars Reminiscent of the Golden Age of Science fiction
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2017
    I really loved Samuel Peralta's own short story contribution at the end and A. K. Meek's story too both were brilliant and reminded me of the Golden Age of Science fiction stories I used to love to read when I was a teenager. I wasn't actually too keen on the other stories in the compilation as most of them seemed to lack any real endings. I got the book free but I'm going to buy some of Samuel Peralta's other compilations as I loved his story so much. I'd love to read more from A. K Meek also but I don't seem to be able to find anything

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