![]() ![]() ![]() The reader realizes that the futuristic society in the "Ice Age” slowly goes back to ancient hunting and gathering activities. Since no heating technology exists, many people have died, and only a few have survived. The only story that takes a different trajectory is the "Ice Age,” where the futuristic society does not have the technology it enjoyed in the previous days. Most of the stories in this collection follow a chronological order and tone because they are centered on how a futuristic society lives. The couple creates virtual children to keep them company. In the story “Children of the New World,” the reader encounters a childless couple who enjoys spending their time online for pleasure. In the story “Moksha,” the narrator talks about negative interactions between people and virtual reality. Later, engineers start creating virtual children, and many parents embrace them because they are intelligent, focused, and smart. In “The Cartographers,” the narrator talks about how the inhabitants of this futuristic world use virtual reality to help them remember things that took place many years ago that they never witnessed. For instance, scientists want to understand how the human soul works, creating societal controversy. In the story “A Brief History of the Failed Revolution,” scientists are taking advantage of technology and want to use innovations to intrude into people’s consciousness. However, when Yang malfunctions, everything in the narrator’s daughter almost comes to a standstill. Many people in this society initially depended on robots, but as technology advances, they shift their allegiance to virtual reality to get comfort. Yang becomes a real brother to the daughter because he is programmed to perform the intended functions. The story follows the life of Yang, a robotic son bought by the narrator to help his daughter learn and navigate around and be happy. The story introduces the reader to the futuristic society that heavily depends on technology in whatever it does. “Saying Goodbye to Yang” is the first story in the collection. The author also hints that other stories are set between the late 2020s and early 2030s. For instance, in the story “Excerpts from the New World Authorized Dictionary,” the author indicates that it was set in 2026. Despite the author, not indicating the year each story is set, the earliest starts in 2026, and the rest follows that sequential pattern moving forward. However, other characters are significant because they coordinate very well. Each narrative focuses on one central narrator whose gender is unknown. The book has thirteen stories, and most narratives talk about a society living in a world where technology has taken over everything. Saying Goodbye to Yang is a children’s book by Alexander Weinstein set in the future characterized by advanced technology. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. His monthly blog, A Brief Chat, hosts interviews with publishers, magazines, authors, and other creatives.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. He has various short stories online in Maudlin House, Storgy, Neon Books, Coffin Bell, Horrified Magazine and Idle Ink. He has short stories in print as follows: The Curious Case of the Speaking Telegraph in the Spirit Machine: Tales of Seance Fiction &, Into the Forest in The Wild Hunt: Stories of the Chase by Air and Nothingness Press, There's a Dead Bear in the Pool in Black Telephone Issue 1 by Clash Books, Blackout in The Protest Issue of Popshot Quarterly Magazine. His short story, In the Garden, won The Molotov Cocktail magazines Flash Vision 2021 contest. Albert and his neighbors must rally together, resisting the encroaching darkness and fighting for their freedom before their world crumbles.Įlliot J Harper is a speculative fiction writer who lives in Leeds, England with his wife, Naomi. Shocking deaths caused by strange forest creatures, enforced arranged marriages, and the impending suppression of Albert’s secret garden meetings bring the community to the brink of chaos. Zand campaigns for Mayor, leading to uncertain times. ![]() In politically-neutral Neo-Yuthea, Albert Smith’s orderly life is disrupted when Mr. Pre-order: Will be shipped to arrive on or before the 26th of January 2024 ![]()
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