A story in the THE FUTURE OF MAN Universe
The future is finally here. A man who has been in an accident goes into a med-tube and comes out as a younger version of himself. a second chance? will he ever get his memory back? All are welcome to enter my universe
This one's an alternative-future-history SF story and it's more than a little downbeat and way grim, with no sex -- so if you're after a stroke story, this isn't it. For any of you that've read S. M. Stirling's Draka series, that was partly an inspiration for this, as was Jerry Pournelle's "Future History" to some extent. George Robert Elford's "Devil's Guard" was also something of an inspiration, as were a few books on the Spanish Civil War.
A tyro lawyer resolves to make every effort to improve his status as his New Years Resolutions. And on New Years Eve, while the rest of the firm parties, he gets a chance to see new Uptown client, a top Federal Government scientist in his holding cell. Trouble is, it all comes down to his client's resolutions. A non-erotic sci-fi story.
A colony left on a remote island on an otherwise uncomfortable world, seeks to call the starship MOM back to rescue them. An intermission tale in A Second Helping story..
Empathics (1) It's late 21st century but some things don't change too much. Laura and Amanda are two postgraduate students who share a room. Amanda is irresistibly atracted to Laura, who is too socially oblivious to realise what is going on. This is the start of their relationship, but by no means the end, as their lives will remain entwined.