Paradise 25: Science Fiction Short Stories from the Edge

A collection of nine gripping tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Paradise 25: A chosen planet, terraformed by tireless robots into a vision of paradise, it offered a perfect home, an effortless lifestyle, and refuge from a creeping galactic conflict. But when the colonists arrived, they discovered that paradise comes at a deadly price. Stolen: Sydney’s therapist gave him two options; delete his memories and erase a painful past, or live with increasing panic attacks and crippling agoraphobia. When Sydney takes matters into his own hands and tampers with his mind, he unearths the cause of a buried, malevolent memory that must be stopped. The Call of the Void: The richest woman in the galaxy was spiritually bankrupt. She needed the ultimate answer that only limitless wealth could afford. Is there life after death? To discover enlightenment, she must decide whether to pay with her wealth, her life, or both. For fans of Isaac Asimov’s worlds, the quirky charm of Ray Bradbury, and the dark twists of Black Mirror, these stories will take you to planets just beyond reach. Step into realities you can almost touch—and lose yourself in the journey.