Publisher's Summary (Audio Version!)
A collection of nine
short science fiction stories by John Kaniecki.
"Grog Versus Grog"
One of the world's fiercest assassins fights his worst foe ever,
his clone. Grog is cloned and he wants to kill his clone before his clone kills
him.
"ThunderBird"
The Wheel of Life is in spin and the United States government
wants to rig the game. ThunderBird is the center of an intense government
program. His every breath and heartbeat is monitored as the Native American's
mind is manipulated. After all, ThunderBird has a godlike power that whatever
he writes down on paper becomes reality.
"Shifting Sands"
A story of an extremely intelligent fool. Walter Gardner is an
archaeology student at Earth University. Not only is he super intelligent but
he is a hard worker as well. A combination that should spell success turns into
ruins as Walter seeks to find the truth in history, and truth is dangerous to a
government built on lies.
"The Drones of Venus"
The Drones of Venus are the most beautiful ladies of the
universe but they come with a high price. Harold Levy is a rich businessman
that has everything in life except true love. Thus he covets the marriage of
the most beautiful group of ladies ever, The Drones of Venus. Harold's quest
brings him to the moon to conduct his illegal business, where he learns a harsh
lesson in true love.
"Anarchy in the Year 4020"
To be a visionary in a blind world. Planet Earth is doing just
fine as long as you don't have any morals! But Michael McGhee and his small
anarchist collective plan to change the world with their liberating message.
There is certainly anarchy in the year 4020 in more ways than one.
"The Fury of the Sheep"
There is corruption at the highest ranks. Ed Nokes shows a
remarkable ability to encourage his workers. As such, he gets the attention of
his higher-ups in the union. But not only does Ed get inspected but Ed gets a
rare glimpse at the upper echelon of the union and sees their betrayal. Thus
the union must answer to the "fury of the sheep".
“The
Intelligence of Doctor Goodman”
“If I be Hungry”
Selena, a
powerful businesswoman, has a dead heart that comes alive in a rare moment of
compassion. Selena is visiting yet another world on a business trip. After
insulting some loser in a bar she is told that the bum is the brother of a
local Mafia chief. Selena giving some mobsters a slip goes into a church where
she hears a message that changes her life, at least for a moment or two.
“Time Bomb”
What kind of
bomb could destroy the whole world? Find the secret of the Time Bomb. Two
F.B.I. agents are on a stakeout but one and one equals zero. Despite finding
the target with the 'time' bomb they are not allowed to make the escape. The
two agents speculate that somehow C.I.A. involvement have ulterior selfish
motive and are willing to risk a big bang in the process.
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