Published: March 19, 2011
Words: 47,909 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458115737

Short description

Near omnipotent tyrants returned from the dead. Cyborg ennui. Human brains in alien pets. Alien invasions through capitalism. Self-dissection and pleasure nanomachines. Slave-owning robots. Squirrels and pigeons at war. All that and more in nine darkly comic science fiction stories of greed, sloth, arrogance, and shame from J.I.Greco.

Extended description

This collection of nine darkly comic science fiction short stories of greed, sloth, arrogance, and shame from J.I.Greco, the author of Take the All-Mart! and Rocketship Patrol, includes:

Mondo Heetze - He thought he was getting his brain transplanted into a nearly immortal, indestructible human body. What he got instead was his brain put into the body of an alien pet, and a new job as a rat catcher aboard an alien ship.

American Suicide - Week in, week out, the desperate come to "Final Exit" to kill themselves in front of a world-wide audience. But when a knock-off Russian suicide show threatens to topple "Final Exit" from its number one spot, producer Jack Brasca knows he's got his work cut out for him to keep his show on top, and he's willing to do whatever it takes. (Read more) This collection of nine darkly comic science fiction short stories of greed, sloth, arrogance, and shame from J.I.Greco, the author of Take the All-Mart! and Rocketship Patrol, includes:

Mondo Heetze - He thought he was getting his brain transplanted into a nearly immortal, indestructible human body. What he got instead was his brain put into the body of an alien pet, and a new job as a rat catcher aboard an alien ship.

American Suicide - Week in, week out, the desperate come to "Final Exit" to kill themselves in front of a world-wide audience. But when a knock-off Russian suicide show threatens to topple "Final Exit" from its number one spot, producer Jack Brasca knows he's got his work cut out for him to keep his show on top, and he's willing to do whatever it takes.

When the Squirrels and Pigeons had a War - The squirrels and the pigeons in the back yard have always provided entertainment to the house cats... especially now that their long simmering feud has erupted into a full-scale war.

Edgy and the Void - Mind-linked teens taunt a gang of cyborg killers into a midnight chase through a dystopian future Pittsburgh.

The Creditors - The aliens have landed, offering easy credit terms.

Salona Rex - A deposed, near-omnipotent tyrant escapes from her prison to wreak havoc on the galaxy that spurned her.

Second Unit - A second unit film crew heads out to the stars in an old tug to take some pretty pictures... even if it ends up killing them.

Dissecting Henries - A man becomes obsessed with getting to know himself, by dissecting his own clones.

Helmet Time - His parents sold him into alien slavery -- and his life hasn't gotten any better since. Now he spends his days doing chores and dangerous work for his owners, his only respite time in a virtual-reality.
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scifi, humor, short stories, short story, science fiction, dark, alien, dark science fiction

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Review by: Joey Jones on Jan. 06, 2012 :
This collection is flippin great. Your stories are unique and I enjoy your writing style. I think $2.99 is a fair price to pay for these gems. Thank you.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Brandy Hunt on Aug. 28, 2011 :
This is a loosely connected set of short stories set in the future. Mostly dystopian, these stories are mostly sci fi with some horror elements scattered in. The author's take on modern culture and how it might be repesented in the future was both hilarious and horrific.

I loved it from beginning to end.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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