關於本電子書
This is the fourth volume of the collected short stories of Joe Vasicek. It includes:
The Manchurian Paradox
We have met our timeline's enemy and he is us.
A Fatal Rebirth
Nothing in this world should live forever—not even civilization itself.
The Final Turning
This is how the world ends: not with a bang, but with a whimper—thanks to me.
The New Covenant
To restore a fallen America, an ancient and terrible covenant must be renewed.
Hearken and Behold (by J.M. Wight)
"Hearken, oh ye hypocrites, and behold the desolation that is already come upon you!"
The End of Elysium
For the promise of paradise, the last civilization will surrender to the apocalypse.
The Promise of King Washington
When the aliens came, it wasn't a military invasion: it was an economic one.
(Again, Hazardous Imaginings, December 2020)
Lord of the Slaves
"Everyone secretly wants to be a slave. Those who deny it simply haven't found the right master."
The Other Side of Reality
What if your future self came back to give you advice, and all it did was confuse you?
Schrödinger's Diaper
“Stays clean and dry until you’re free to change it!” …except not quite.
(Bards and Sages Quarterly, April 2022)
Two Hours Ago
A time machine without paradoxes, so long as it's not abused.
Welcome to Our Crazy Family
Two genderqueer lesbians and a tranny have a rebellious daughter who does the unthinkable and decides to marry a Christian.
關於作者
Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife, daughter, and two apple trees.
J.M. Wight writes science fiction with distinct Christian and Latter-day Saint themes. As a lifelong geek and faithful son of Utah pioneers, he strives to fulfill Orson F. Whitney's call in the speculative fiction field. He writes mainstream science fiction and fantasy as Joe Vasicek.
