Savantia and Other Speculative Stories

A Collection of Short Stories

By: Justin T. Cole

Narrated by: Matt Haynes, Bonniejean Boettcher

What's in this book?

21 stories to poke your fears, question reality, examine cultural idiosyncrasies, and to explore the greatest expanses of space and time.

• Destroying something you don't understand might come back to haunt you later.
• How much would you give to attend any of the one-of-a-kind performances?
• Humanity reaches out to the stars and finds more than they expected.
• Our lives are mazes if choices and events. What if you could view what lay down other paths?
• What happens when you have a really bad day at work?
• Some inventions work too well.
• Can you recognize when someone tries to teach you a lesson you just taught to someone else?
• Everyone feels the same... or do they?
• Forever is a long time. How would you spend it?
• Be careful what you wish for.
• They say we only die once... perhaps that's less true than you think.
• Sometimes temps can save the day.
• How are bar fights and bears connected?
• Commercial travel is boring and tedious - and that's better than when it isn't.
• They came with magic. We fought back with our technology.
• How big can an amusement park ride get?
• Wonder drugs can reshape society.
• The plague came and humanity had to take drastic measures if they wanted to survive.
• Who will take the title of World Champion?
• Have you ever really thought about the ingredients of your food?

This is the perfect book for fans of speculative fiction who want short, easily-digestible stories that will linger in your consciousness and wake you wonder about the nature of reality.

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