{"product_id":"near-future-forward-five-science-fiction-shorts-paperback","title":"Near Future Forward: Five Science Fiction Shorts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKari Kilgore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason a. Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience fiction comes in many flavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnological advances not too far-fetched or far off. For better or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanity's next great leap, from Earth to the solar system and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd of course, what sorts of creatures and cultures await us among the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason A. Adams and Kari Kilgore explore these areas and more, each with their own unique voice and twists of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome along for the adventure, near and far, tomorrow and into the future \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGS-304\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRenovations\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Garbage Belt\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSunlit Dispositions\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sound of Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-improvement can be deadly.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsurance agency programmer Dana Sanderson only wants peace and quiet at work. A desire her micromanaging boss somehow never respects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the investigation of a rash of suspicious natural death claims lands on Dana's laptop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFailure means huge payouts for the company. 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