The Year in Future Tense Fiction

Over the past few years, Future Tense has occasionally published short science fiction, including a story from The Windup Girl author Paolo Bacigalupi on a murderous robot and one from Emily St. John Mandel, of Station Eleven fame, on time travel. Our resolution for 2018 was to invest more in sci-fi. So each month this year, Future Tense Fiction has published a short story by an exciting author, paired with a response essay by an expert who examined the real-world questions it raised. Each quarter was organized around a theme, offering opportunities to see how three different writers approached similar topics. The holidays offer a great excuse to curl up with the device of your choice and catch up on a little short science fiction.