Space to Move

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Unfettered Stories of Imagination, Book 4

Acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writer Joseph Green offers startling revelations, surprising twists, and unexpected ends in this, the fourth book in the eclectic four-volume short story collection, Unfettered Stories of Imagination, that ranges far and wide along the spectrum of high imagination.

A living brain spaceship computer envies half-animal half-vegetable birds who mate on the wing for hours, while obtaining their energy from sunlight…a secret organization of young people with enhanced brains confronts an old teacher with their dangerous plans…on an alien planet, a decision-maker from Earth and one representing telepathic seals fight to determine its future…a poet learns a hard lesson on what extreme measures humans on a new planet will adopt to survive…two former mates meet again on a dying planet and must confront both great danger and each other…a human consciousness temporarily occupying an alien body searches for a mate and the egg of the Firebird, worth a fortune on Earth…these and other stories of vaulting imagination and high intensity await the reader in this wide-ranging collection of science fiction and fantasy stories.

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Reviews

Otherwise Lost

Otherwise Lost. Joyously found. This latest collection of 20 stories by Joseph Green is mostly science fiction, but includes a few grandly imaginative fantasies and re-tellings of English translations of “Arabian Nights” stories. I imagine the latter is perfectly legal as even by now the English translations are long out of copyright, if they ever were. My favorite stories are the ones originally printed in the online science fiction magazine that I developed and edited, Perihelion. “Astronaut Dreams” is perfect science fiction that is hard to forget. All the stories are uniformly excellent. Green is one of the best writers of the genre. He handles a number of genres with world-class skill.

Sam Bellotto Jr.

Perihelion Science Fiction

Fantastic Tales of Love and Loss

In the 20th century—that is, before popular spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle arrived on the scene—“space consciousness” was a term applied to unfettered science fiction rather than bodhisattva wannabes. In its original sense space consciousness remains the hallmark of all true science fiction, and few alive today express it more fully and naturally in their writing than Joe Green. This delightful new collection of short stories by Joe Green is further proof, if any were needed. (It’s not.)

Darcel E. Drew

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Running Wild

In writing a science fiction novel, an author has ample scope for setting out the different world (on earth or elsewhere) in which the action takes place. The short story requires the author to accomplish that, as well as creating well-drawn characters, be they human, alien, or artificial, and an intriguing plot, in no more than 7500 words. The 15 enjoyable and thought-provoking stories in this collection are excellent examples of the art.

The Hungry Bookworm

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Other Books in this Collection

Running Wild

Unfettered Stories of Imagination, Book 1

Fantastic Tales of Love and Loss

Unfettered Stories of Imagination, Book 2

Otherwise Lost

Unfettered Stories of Imagination, Book 3