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Dark Sanctuary [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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An asteroid belt miner is suddenly attacked, and now must run for his life. But the pursuing craft is unlike any he's ever encountered before. (Published: 1979)
Words: 4268 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Doing Lennon [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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A man comes up with a scheme to become rock legend John Lennon after emerging from cryogenic sleep. But can he fool the people in the year 2108 (or is it 2180?) and live out his dream. (This story contains a fascinating afterword by Benford in which he discusses how he came to write this story, and his feelings about the death of John Lennon five years after it was written.) (Published: 1975) Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 5449 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Freezeframe [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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A young couple--both on the fast track of exciting careers--decides to have a child. Problem is, neither wants to give up their career. Enter GeneInc, a company that has a whole line of products (one more hilarious than the next) to put the baby on the fast track too. (Published: 1986)
Words: 2338 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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If the Stars are Gods [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford, Gordon Eklund
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An astronomer who is an expert on the sun meets with two aliens who believe that stars are god-like entities with individual personalities. [Note: This story was co-authored by Gordon Eklund.] Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 15446 - Reading Time: 44-61 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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In Alien Flesh [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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Reginri was just trying to make some extra cash, doing some off-planet work. He knew the risks, but he didn't know how his life would be changed forever by his contact with the huge aliens on a watery world. (Published: 1978)
Words: 9415 - Reading Time: 26-37 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Matter's End [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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Hard science fiction as only Benford does it. An African-American physicist undertakes a dangerous journey to a politically unstable India to investigate reports that proton decay has been detected in an underfunded laboratory. But the discovery is more than a scientific curiosity, it may herald the end of the entire universe. (Published: 1989) Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 14601 - Reading Time: 41-58 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Mozart on Morphine [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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A physicist who has unlocked all the mysteries of subatomic particles is forced to face his own mortality and the questions for which physics provides no answers. This hard science fiction piece provides equal doses of heady intellectualism and emotional impact as it explores both the rigorous field of physics and the human condition. (Published: 1989)
Words: 4571 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Of Space-Time and the River [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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It's been fourteen years since the insect-like Quarthex landed on Earth to open the first diplomatic interstallar relations for cultural studies, but it seems they are only interested in Egypt… (Published: 1986)
Words: 11268 - Reading Time: 32-45 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Relativistic Effects [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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The 7000-passenger ship left Earth for Centauri five generations ago on a trip that should have lasted twelve years. They didn't count on the drive freezing up in permanent full-bore thrust and the deceleration components getting fried… (Published: 1982)
Words: 8598 - Reading Time: 24-34 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Time Shards [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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A researcher attempts to listen to the voices of people from a thousand years ago by reading grooves on pottery. Amazingly, this is a hard science fiction story based on actual research, and it may be possible to do this some day! (Published: 1979)
Words: 3145 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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We Could Do Worse [MultiFormat]
by Gregory Benford
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The election of 1956 is at stake and the remorseless thug known as the President has his operatives out in the field making sure there are no surprises. (Published: 1988)
Words: 1992 - Reading Time: 5-7 min.
Category: Alternate History
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