Future Tense Fiction is a collection of electrifying original stories
from a veritable who's-who of authors working in speculative literature
and science fiction today. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Emily St.
John Mandel, Charlie Jane Anders, Nnedi Okorafor, Paolo Bacigalupi,
Madeline Ashby, Mark Oshiro, Meg Elison, Maureen F. McHugh, Deji Bryce
Olukotun, Hannu Rajaniemi, Annalee Newitz, Lee Konstantinou, and Mark
Stasenko--Future Tense Fiction points the way forward to the fiction
of tomorrow.
A disease surveillance robot whose social programming gets put to the
test. A future in which everyone receives universal basic income--but
it's still not enough. A futuristic sport, in which all the athletes
have been chemically and physically enhanced. An A.I. company that
manufactures a neural bridge allowing ordinary people to share their
memories. Brimming with excitement and exploring new ideas, the stories
collected by the editors of Slate's Future Tense are philosophically
ambitious and haunting in their creativity. At times terrifying and
heart-wrenching, hilarious and optimistic, this is a collection that
ushers in a new age for our world and for the short story.
A partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University,
Future Tense explores how emerging technologies will change the way we
live, in reality and fiction. Future Tense Fiction is a collection of
original fiction commissioned by the partnership.
