Different Futures: A Collection of Science Fiction Fables - Softcover

In this second volume of science fiction stories by Pierre V. Comtois, the author once more visits Different Futures, but this time ones that are often less optimistic as those in The Way the Future Was. Whereas that previous volume reflected a view of the future that was bright and hopeful and filled with youthful visions of bubble domed cities, moving slidewalks, regular space travel service between the planets, and personal jet packs, the current volume contains stories that are darker, presenting a warning of Different Futures that could be ours should we succumb to many present day ills more reminiscent of George Orwell than Jules Verne. That said, the future need not be all doom and gloom. There may be bright spots too whether on the ocean floor or the barren deserts of Mars. To find out which you think is the most likely, follow the author as he explores alien worlds as well as the possible consequences of technological and societal trends that will surely determine our Different Futures... Pierre V. Comtois has been the editor and publisher of Fungi, the Magazine of Fantasy and Weird Fiction since 1984 and has had a number of books released by numerous publishers including Goat Mother and Others by Chaosium Fiction in 2015, A Well Ordered Universe by Desert Breeze Publishers in 2016, and three volumes dealing with Marvel Comics including Marvel Comics in the 1980s: An Issue by Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon, Marvel Comics in the 1970s, and Marvel Comics in the 1980s by Twomorrows Pubs in 2015. More recent releases include Scheduled for Extinction, a science fiction novel from Desert Breeze and Talismanic, a horror novel from Rogue Phoenix Press. Comtois has contributed fiction to many small press magazines over the years including various Chaosium Books anthologies. The author has also written a number of other books including novels such as Strange Company and Sometimes a Warm Rain Falls; non-fiction such as Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor; and short story collections such as The Way the Future Was and The Portable Pierre V. Comtois. Comtois has also found the time to contribute non-fiction articles to such magazines as World War II, America’s Civil War, Wild West, and Military History, many of which were collected in Hazardous History. For more information visit www.pierrevcomtois.com