ABOUT THIS BOOK101 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU'RE DOWNLOADED collects thirteen tales of potential tomorrows from multi-award-nominated writer Scott Edelman, of whom Publishers Weekly has proclaimed, ‘his talent is undeniable." Populated by robots who discover the meaning of love as they wander a post-apocalyptic landscape, AI astronauts who must learn to navigate deep space boredom, immortal post-human descendants dealing with a dying Earth, and other inhabitants of our shared future, the stories in this volume will transport you to the distant times awaiting our species, and together they offer the advice our species—and you — will need to survive.
CONTENTS
Welcome by Scott Edelman
101 Things to Do Before You’re Downloaded
How Val Finally Escaped from the Basement
The Stranded Time Traveler Embraces the Inevitable
Lost Out There in the Stars
The Man Without the Blue Balloon and the Woman Who Had Smiles Only for Him
I Shall But Love Thee Better
Pity This Busy Monster Not
After the Harvest, Before the Fall
The Time Traveler’s Assistant Discovers
What Could Have Been
An Invitation for the Uninvited
The Lessons Only a Jelly Bean Can Teach
Learning to Accept What’s to Come
The Letters They Left Behind
CONTENTS
Welcome by Scott Edelman
101 Things to Do Before You’re Downloaded
How Val Finally Escaped from the Basement
The Stranded Time Traveler Embraces the Inevitable
Lost Out There in the Stars
The Man Without the Blue Balloon and the Woman Who Had Smiles Only for Him
I Shall But Love Thee Better
Pity This Busy Monster Not
After the Harvest, Before the Fall
The Time Traveler’s Assistant Discovers
What Could Have Been
An Invitation for the Uninvited
The Lessons Only a Jelly Bean Can Teach
Learning to Accept What’s to Come
The Letters They Left Behind
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