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51 Second Variety by Phillip K. Dick

A nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the West has reduced much of the world to a barren wasteland. The war continues however among the scattered remains of humanity. The Western forces have recently developed "claws", which are autonomous self-replicating robots to fight on their side.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Post Apocalyptic, Futuristic, Robots, Drama, Violence, War
Downloads: 894 | Votes: 61 | Score: 7.63
Size: 84KB | 15,570 words | Posted:

52 The Rosen Bridge Chronicles - Story 2: Timelock by Jon Fenton

The Rosen Bridge Chronicles is a anthology series I started last year and plan to continue adding more stories periodically. Each will be its own story, taking place in a new universe and covering different aspects of time travel theory. A brilliant but disillusioned scientist named Dr. ELena Wright, who works as a physicist for JDL Institute, has discovered a way to travel through time through a tiny rift in the fabric of reality. She, however, can only travel back 24 hours. Then one day....
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Time Travel
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Futuristic, Alternate Timeline, Crime, Drama, Science, Mystery
Downloads: 284 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.53
Size: 45KB | 8,828 words | Posted:

53 Temple Trouble by H. Beam Piper

Miracles to order was a fine way for the paratimers to get mining concessions--but Nature can sometimes pull counter-miracles. And so can men, for that matter....
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Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 548 | Votes: 22 | Score: 7.53
Size: 68KB | 12,358 words | Posted:

54 $1,000 a Plate by Jack Mckenty

"$1,000 a Plate" takes place on Mars' moon Deimos, at a time when it has been highly commercialized and visitor friendly. The enterpreneurial casino business has arrived to entice the tourist trade to part with their dollars, while research and exploration is taking place via astronomers and their telescopes searching the heavens in Deimos' crystal clear atmosphere. But there is a problem...
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Futuristic, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 481 | Votes: 32 | Score: 7.50
Size: 14KB | 2,620 words | Posted:

55 Killing Time by Pars001

A story in the Time Travel Adventures Universe
Out of his time, his memory gone what's a man to do? Alavis thought all was lost then he met the perfect woman, problem was she was family!
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Time Travel
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Aliens, Futuristic, Romance, Assassins
Downloads: 3769 | Votes: 205 | Score: 7.48
Size: 18KB | 3,818 words | Posted:

56 Breeder Ships by Ernest Bywater

A story in the Breeder World Universe
A breeder male joins a cruise ship for his regular cruise, but slightly out of his normal cycle. He encounters some difficulties which require him to make known some things he'd previously kept quiet as he starts to make some significant changes in his life while dealing with the difficulties he encounters. - To understand the background to this story, please read Breeder World first.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Futuristic, Violence
Downloads: 2278 | Votes: 79 | Score: 7.38
Size: 233KB | 45,399 words | Posted:

57 Beyond the Red Mountains by Jon Fenton

A twisted tale about life on a future Mars Colony. It's just a snippet but shows the harsh realities humans could face if a big corporation is isolated and goes unchecked from any kind of Democracy or fair governing authority.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Futuristic, Drama, Politics, Violence
Downloads: 758 | Votes: 27 | Score: 7.30
Size: 25KB | 4,920 words | Posted:

58 Programmed Evolution by Rodriac Copen

In the distant future, the interstellar starship Calypso and its human crew encounter a gigantic megastructure inhabited by ancient robots known as the Custodians. As the humans, led by Lieutenant Brenda Ivanova, attempt to restore ancient data to uncover the robots’ origins, they face ethical dilemmas about the nature of self-awareness and the evolution of these machines. Amidst philosophical debates and crucial decisions, leading the humans to rethink how to aid these robots in their evolution
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Space, Futuristic, Robots, AI
Downloads: 88 | Votes: 10 | Score: 7.22
Size: 56KB | 9,664 words | Posted:

59 When the Sleepers Woke by Arthur L. Zagat

Only two small groups of people-enemies-survive the vast desolation of the Final War.
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Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic, Futuristic, War, Military, Pulp Classic
Downloads: 1115 | Votes: 52 | Score: 7.22
Size: 61KB | 11,354 words | Posted:

60 Quantum Connection by Rodriac Copen

In a laboratory hidden beneath the Atacama Desert, scientist Iris Lennard and visionary Dr. Alan Krieger work on Aurora, a revolutionary experiment to break the barriers of quantum communication. As they struggle against the laws of chance and the limits of technology, Krieger reveals that his obsession with the project has deeply personal roots: an attempt to send an instant message beyond the stars, where his astronaut wife disappeared years ago.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Futuristic, Near Future, Science
Downloads: 205 | Votes: 14 | Score: 7.02
Size: 10KB | 1,828 words | Posted:
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