Podcasts These Fantastic Worlds

Robots were designed to help humanity. But what happens if Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics become irrelevant? By 2030 most governments passed legislation allowing the use of robots in laboratory experiments. Their precision and lack of emotion was recognised as the primary benefit. And they required no sleep, so productivity rose exponentially. By 2035 robots had acquired so much bio-chemical ... Read More The post Micro-fiction 031 – The Three Laws (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

On a blue planet, somewhere in the region of Barnard’s Star, in someone’s future, and somebody else’s past. In the dark mountains the chanting beat at the walls of the red cave. It had echoed through the catacombs for days, and would continue for more than a hundred years. That night the moon had wept blood. A dark stain red ... Read More The post Micro-fiction 030 – Shaman (Echoes Series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The lights have gone dark in a downtown block in New Manhatten. Special Unit Bain is sent to sort it out before the Bots arrive and go public. Another podcast and sf tale from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds The post Micro-fiction 029 – Far Flung appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

Gravity's gone into reverse. Skyscrapers, houses, streets sucked into the skies. Everyone is racing out of town. Except Kyla. And she's feeling sleepy. Another Podcast and short tale from These fantastic worlds, by Jake Jackson. The post Micro-fiction 028 – Disintegration appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The dark waters of the storm-racked lake toss the small craft and its terrified occupants. So much for a weekend break! Another tale of dark fantasy from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 027 – Undertow appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The remnants of an ancient civilization lurk beneath the waves and draw the diver down into the darkest layers of the sea, where the weird and the timeless collide. Another tale from These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 026 – Watery Grave appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

Ghosts stalk the swamps as the past rises from the deep, with memories of shame and old dreams. Another tale from These Fantastic Worlds, by Jake jackson. The post Micro-fiction 025 – Southern Gothic (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

Vampyres and humans have fought each other for centuries, but how can you defeat a creature who simply can not die? Another new story from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds The post Micro-fiction 024 – Dark Blood (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The return to an abandoned planet reveals unsettling changes in the androids left to care for the environment, some 21 centuries before. Another new tale from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 023 – Deadly Survey (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The time thief, strapped to the chair by his torturers, had time jumped so many times his body was spent, his mind trapped in a drug addled frenzy of desperation. A new short tale from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 022 – Time Thief (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

Every night, just before she went to bed, the little girl opened the secret drawer. Inside, the creature stirred: things were about to change. Another short fantasy story from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 021 – Hoshiko (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The last butterfly, the final robot, an eternal experiment that might turn the dreams of colossal machines into solid time and space. Another tale from These Fantastic Worlds, Jake Jackson's SF and Fantasy universe. The post Micro-fiction 020 – Butterfly (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

A worker droid reports his discovery, but finds himself the subject of an intense investigation. Short story about paranoia and secrecy in a post-human society The post Micro-fiction 019 – Bone (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The mother hybrid robot plummets from the skies, trying find her frightened daughter. Will she make it before the vengeful humans do? Another thrilling podcast adventure from These Fantastic Worlds, by Jake Jackson The post Micro-fiction 018 – Falling (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

After the apocalypse humanity needs the robots to run the colonies, but what happens when a robot falls in love with a prince? Free story and podcast from These Fantastic Worlds, by Jake Jackson. The post Micro-fiction 017 – Ophelia A.I. (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The creature woke, surround by dead bodies. Shocked and disgusted it heard a lonely call for help. Sf and fantasy story, and podcast from These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 016 – Bytes (Robot series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

At the centre of every star is a dragon, and when they wake they will tear the universe apart. Sf and fantasy story, and podcast from These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 015 – Helm (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

Trapped in the ancient standing stones the eternal deity awaits the end of his punishment, for the first time in 26,000 years! New micro-fiction and podcast from Jake Jackson's These Fantastic Worlds. The post Micro-fiction 014 – Henge (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

A sword and sorcery tale with a supernatural twist. Half-hand's ragged band have fought their way into a heartless land. Now, they're exhausted and trapped. New, free, podcast and micro-fiction. The post Micro-fiction 013 – Snake Pit (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.

The gasman, a reluctant family man on a late emergency call, is surprised by the welcome he receives at the shop at the end of the alley. A new short fiction and podcast by Jake Jackson. The post Micro-fiction 012 – Masks (Echoes series) appeared first on These Fantastic Worlds.