{"product_id":"tales-of-yesterdays-tomorrow-rich-winterstetter-9798436885346","title":"Tales of Yesterday's Tomorrow","description":"\u003ci\u003eTales of Yesterday's Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology containing Rich Winterstetter's previous science fiction works, the novellas \u003ci\u003eThe Foreign Effect\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Lies In Space\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the short story \u003ci\u003eLupus Est\u003c\/i\u003e and a brand new, previously unpublished short story \u003ci\u003eDouble Pepperoni\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Foreign Effect: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolice officer Rebecca Gonzalez struggles to make ends meet between caring for her terminally ill mother and moonlighting at Sirona Corp, a company which - among other services - offers the possibility of permanently transferring your consciousness into a younger human host.\u003cbr\u003eIn a world where suicide is a crime these hosts are recruited from the \"lucky\" survivors and provide a limited resource pool for a rapidly growing customer base.\u003cbr\u003eWhen her neighbor tries to commit suicide under mysterious circumstances, Rebecca is drawn into a conspiracy that threatens to unearth the enormous rift between the classes of society and the dangerously low value of human life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLupus Est: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the same universe as \"The Foreign Effect\" this science fiction short story explores the origin of Doctor Curtis Locke and the Transfer process - marrying human consciousness to a technological AI construct. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Lies In Space: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Ottenberg is part of a small, tight-knit crew on the interstellar freighter Dolos and spends most of his days travelling through space packed snuggly into his cryo pod.\u003cbr\u003eWhen he is woken up as part of an automated maintenance routine and discovers a dead body on board the number of possible subjects is small.\u003cbr\u003eSoon Kevin not only has to deal with the fact that one of the people he trusted the most seems to be a cold-blooded murderer, but that there is nowhere to run from a crew determined to find the black sheep among them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouble Pepperoni: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven if you spend most of your time in virtual, there is nothing like a fresh pizza in meat space. At least until you have to contact the delivery company's customer support. Some nightmares never change...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rich Winterstetter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798436885346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Rich Winterstetter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851513966847,"sku":"9798436885346","price":10.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tales-of-yesterdays-tomorrow-rich-winterstetter-9798436885346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}