Into every life a bit of truth may fall. The truths of life fell into mine. This is my homage to the creed called the 'Facts of Life' that Lazlo Zalezac invented for his novel, 'The Millionaire Next Door'. I recommend the story as one of Zalezac's best.
BTW, TeNderLoin points out that "The Millionaire Next Door" is posted right here on the Fine Stories website.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Thriller Tags: Coming of Age, Parable, True, Futuristic Votes: 44 | Score: 8.51 Size: 1KB / 185 words | Downloads: 959 Posted:
Robert Johnson investigates a water directive quietly altered in Cusco—records clean, reservoirs running wrong. A twenty-year veteran of impossible audits, he must find the seam before the lockdown lifts. A slow-burn procedural about accountability, evidence, and the systems we trust.
Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Mystery, Detective, Science Fiction, Futuristic, AI Votes: 8 | Score: 8.39 Size: 35KB / 5,988 words | Downloads: 197 Posted:
In 2285, college student Janice Frederick receives what appears to be a straightforward assignment: explain how synthetic sentience emerged and transformed civilization. But Professor James Wilson does not want a timeline of inventions and court decisions. He wants the people the timeline forgot. Janice’s search carries her through more than a century of human and technological change—from life-extension research and controlled fusion to optical memory, asteroid mining, artificial intelligence
Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Fiction, Science, Science Fiction, Futuristic, AI Votes: 15 | Score: 8.38 Size: 309KB / 51,805 words | Downloads: 829 Posted:Concluded:
When the Inter-Planetary Corporation's (IPC) crack liner, "IPV Arcturus", took off on a routine flight to Mars, it turned out to be the beginning of an unexpected and long voyage.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Novel-Classic Votes: 138 | Score: 8.09 Size: 489KB / 85,777 words | Downloads: 6490 Posted:Concluded:
Jeff Tovette was the low man on the totem pole in the T'Sharan's geology department, and the only man. The outlook on the decade-long survey mission in the Beta Quadrant was good, but he didn't have any friends on board the ship yet. He just had seven of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen working with him in geology. And they were all senior to him.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fan Fiction Tags: Romance, Fan Fiction, Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Alternate Timeline Votes: 51 | Score: 8.01 Size: 42KB / 7,597 words | Downloads: 845 Posted: