Annalee Newitz

Hannu Rajaniemi

Madeline Ashby

Charlie Jane Anders

Lee Konstantinou

Paolo Bacigalupi

Nnedi Okorafor

Maureen F. McHugh

Mark Oshiro

Meg Elison

Mark Stasenko

An anthology of new Science Fiction short stories from both established and emerging contemporary authors

Stories of Tomorrow

Future Tense Fiction

Emily St. John Mandel

Carmen Maria Machado

Deji Bryce Olukotun

Maureen McHugh

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.

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 heartwrenching, 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.

Mark Stasenko

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