Live from the Continuing Explosion: a science fiction short story
Simon Kewin
Nov 2013 · Stormcrow Books
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A terrorist sets off a bomb in New York's Grand Central Station. But it is immediately obvious this is no ordinary explosion. Everybody nearby is caught within a bubble of space-time inside which time grinds almost to a halt. The world watches in horror as the explosion unfolds in close-up slow-motion.Kirsten Campbell, a young girl, escapes the blast but her twin brother is caught inside it. She can do nothing but watch him there, frozen, as she ages. Meanwhile the explosion, and then Kirsten herself, become the focus for cataclysmic change the world over...
A near-future SF short story.
A near-future SF short story.
A terrorist sets off a bomb in New York's Grand Central Station. But it is immediately obvious this is no ordinary explosion. Everybody nearby is caught within a bubble of space-time inside which time grinds almost to a halt. The world watches in horror as the explosion unfolds in close-up slow-m...
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14 reviews
Catherine Berry
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March 29, 2020
Loved it. So many ideas where going through my head whilst reading it. Especially thoughts on how our whole world is being affected by COVID19 right now, much like this singularity. They kind of look the same too!!!
Henk Wessels
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July 21, 2019
Thanks. I enjoyed it
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About the author
Simon is a fantasy and sci/fi writer, the author of over 100 published short stories, quite a lot of poetry and the novels The Genehunter, Engn and the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy.
His short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Daily Science Fiction, Abyss and Apex and many more.
He lives in the UK and is a member of the British Fantasy Society.
Simon is a fantasy and sci/fi writer, the author of over 100 published short stories, quite a lot of poetry and the novels The Genehunter, Engn and the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy.
His short stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Daily Science Fiction, Abyss and Apex and many more.
He lives in ...
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