Paperback. Award-winning author Nancy Fulda returns with a collection of ten brain-twisting science fiction stories, each more thought provoking than the last. In Nexus, a desperate immigrant risks her life for the only friend she's ever had-a creature the universe sees as a monster. In Godshift, the famous scientist Pierre Lefebvre uncovers the secrets of the universe, and finds he has tampered with something far deeper than physics. Castles in the Sky follows desperate foster siblings caught in the crumbling ruins of a galaxy abandoned by its gods, while The Cyborg and the Cemetery reexamines death (and life) through the eyes of a cybernetic grandfather. And then there's the title story, Planetbound, which is really best experienced without preconceptions. PRAISE FOR DR. FULDA'S WRITINGMs Fulda is an accomplished writer, easily sketching out new worlds and drawing the reader in. If you like thoughtful science fiction shorts, I recommend this -- Good Book Alert When I review a story this well-written, I find myself admiring one expression after the other and wanting to quote them all, to tell readers, 'Look at this! Admire this!' -- Lois Tilton, Locus Reviews As engrossing and brief and clever as a Twilight Zone episode, Fulda's story hooks your attention from the first sentence and stays with you, long past the startling, yet fitting, end. -- Tangent Online STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS ANTHOLOGYPlanetbound, Nexus, A Soaring Pillar of Brightness, Godshift, The Cyborg and the Cemetery, Metamorphosis, Castles in the Sky, Recollection, A Starscape Slightly Askew, In the Fading Light of Sundown. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Planetbound (Paperback)
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798317025823
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Award-winning author Nancy Fulda delivers a thrilling collection of science fiction stories packed with raw emotion, sharp insight, and mind-bending imagination. In PlanetBound, ordinary people face extraordinary choices across alien worlds, distant futures, and shifting realities. Bold, imaginative, and deeply human, these stories will stay with you long after the last page.

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Nexus - A young immigrant risks everything to save the only friend she's ever known—a creature the universe considers a monster.

A Soaring Pillar of Brightness - When a government official attends a religious funeral among the reclusive Slyth, he discovers that the mourners' sacred rites could lead to an irreversible tragedy. Torn between protocol and compassion, he must decide whether to uphold cultural respect, or risk everything to save a life.

Godshift - A brilliant physicist unlocks the secrets of the cosmos—and unleashes something far stranger.

The Cyborg and the Cemetery - As his mind and body begin to fail, legendary athlete and synthetic identity pioneer Barry Bradfield takes one final journey to say goodbye to his granddaughter, to his past, and to the AI companion who’s been part of him since childhood.

Metamorphosis - In a subterranean civilization where the Hivemother’s song shapes every thought, Fifth-worker toils in secret to complete a strange, offworld-inspired device.

A Starscape Slightly Askew - Three sisters confront a cosmic mystery - and their own dysfunctional family.

Castles in the Sky - In a galaxy abandoned by its gods, sixteen-year-old Gemina joins forces with a renegade Silicate and a mercenary Chitter swarm to reclaim her ancestral heritage.

Recollection - After an experimental Alzheimer's treatment restores his cognitive function, Elliott awakens to a world of strangers who insist they are his family. As struggles to navigate this new existence, Elliott must choose whether to disclose an abhorrent truth.

In the Fading Light of Sundown - The past, the future, and the people we leave behind blur in this haunting meditation on time and love.

Planetbound - The title story. Mysterious, unforgettable, and best approached without preconceptions.

PRAISE FOR DR. FULDA'S WRITING
Ms Fulda is an accomplished writer, easily sketching out new worlds and drawing the reader in... If you like thoughtful science fiction shorts, I recommend this -- Good Book Alert

When I review a story this well-written, I find myself admiring one expression after the other and wanting to quote them all, to tell readers, 'Look at this! Admire this!' -- Lois Tilton, Locus Reviews

As engrossing and brief and clever as a Twilight Zone episode, Fulda's story hooks your attention from the first sentence and stays with you, long past the startling, yet fitting, end. -- Tangent Online

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