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Short Stories - By Genre: Sci-fi
in the "Sci-fi" genre

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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 6 months ago
The Vanishing Stars
A father and his daughter face a menacing terror as the stars disappear.
Rated: E
~2,021 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Her Fear of Storms
A huge storm is coming. And when it does, it will be the biggest Shkiana has ever seen.
Rated: 18+
~1,976 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Any Animal When Needed
Jannesse can become any animal she wants to be. She’s about to become a lot of them.
Rated: 18+
~1,922 Words
Animal, Sci-fi, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Holograms
An old man, guarding something he can’t understand, looks for fun in an icy wasteland.
Rated: 13+
~1,144 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The End of the Universe
A short story about the universe and its end.
Rated: 13+
~858 Words
Technology, Transportation, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
The Price of the Dream
The real price of the dream depicted in an unforgettable way - the price of living!
Rated: 13+
~788 Words
Sci-fi, Scientific, Spiritual
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Size of a Thought
One after another, we had no choice in the matter, we were compelled to follow his command
Rated: E
~8,661 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Rings
But not all belong to Saturn
Rated: ASR
~537 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Demons Ago
Warming climate awakens an ancient terror.
Rated: 13+
~549 Words
Horror/Scary, Nature, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Floral research
landing on a new planet, two scientist research new plants hoping to finding something big
Rated: E
~3,515 Words
Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 months ago
*Dollar* 1,001 GPs per review
Mons Olympus Explodes
A terrorist attack on the Martian colony has devastating consequences.
Rated: 13+
~1,869 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
A Balancing of Scales
A satirical what-if story of the hunter becoming the hunted.
Rated: ASR
~1,478 Words
Satire, Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Dreams For Sale
Dreams are stolen in many ways.
Rated: ASR
~1,775 Words
Sci-fi, Satire, Detective
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Outcast
Shipwrecked survivors on a harsh planet.
Rated: 13+
~1,042 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
All Alone in the Universe
Just after leaving Vollinia, they are awakened. Are they too young to be alone in Space?
Rated: 18+
~2,138 Words
Sci-fi, Teen, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
Of Martian Men Kind
A sickness is apparently brought on by the appearance of Tabby's star near Mars.
Rated: 13+
~1,402 Words
Sci-fi, Contest, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
For Earth
Going to space - prompt for the Science Fiction Short Story Contest
Rated: 18+
~1,118 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Winds of Change
A bit of a gamble and a new ship for an unlikely captain (Contest Entry)
Rated: E
~717 Words
Sci-fi, Steampunk, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
*Dollar* 500 GPs per review
New Eden
A colony ship bound for Eden must avoid the volcanic lightning of the Northern Hemisphere.
Rated: 13+
~1,604 Words
Sci-fi, Psychology, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
An Extraterrestrial Experience
Two aliens blow off a little steam
Rated: E
~752 Words
Sci-fi, Nonsense, Romance/Love
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
Fragmentation
A day of surreal events.
Rated: 13+
~1,542 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Advent
A spaceship is damaged and finds a planet for the survivors.
Rated: E
~1,231 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Invasion
Do Gabriel's disturbing dreams reflect an invasive reality?
Rated: 13+
~736 Words
Sci-fi, Horror/Scary, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
*Dollar* 1,001 GPs per review
Doomsday?
Dreamweaver Anthology: An asteroid heads towards earth, the stranger brings a solution.
Rated: 13+
~2,903 Words
Sci-fi, Supernatural, Nature
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Salvation
Today is Aron's birthday, and he can't wait to see the family business
Rated: E
~3,876 Words
Sci-fi, Emotional
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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You know it's Sci Fi when...
Themes, Elements, and Tropes. Some things that Science Fiction is best known for.
Rated: ASR
23 Clues
Sci-fi, Fanfiction, Fantasy
Type: Crossword Puzzle
Updated 6 months ago
StarCraft Scene Spoof
A spoof of the "Wasteland Patrol" scene from StarCraft, mixed with Scare Tactics.
Rated: 13+
~596 Words
Sci-fi, Military, Comedy
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Hunt
My Wolfess Zena is on a Hunt. Full Version. Class assignment. Class over. Passed.
Rated: 18+
~1,983 Words
Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Zena's Interview
An interview with my wolfess ex-thief turned law officer. Dialogue form. Contest Entry
Rated: 18+
~1,611 Words
Action/Adventure, Sci-fi, Crime/Gangster
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Descent of the Downspiral
A short story about the death of a venerable old spacecraft, the FFS Downspiral
Rated: 18+
~2,934 Words
Military, Sci-fi, War
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Sky Explosions
A Celebration of Life happens every year on Monuth. At least it has until maybe this year.
Rated: 18+
~2,190 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Darkness
This story will ultimately about time and religion, but we begin with an AI named CAL.
Rated: E
~1,185 Words
Sci-fi, Computers, Technology
Type: Other
Updated 12 years ago
Menagerie
A high brow customer discovers the merchandise isn't going to be cheap.
Rated: E
~747 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Curiosity
Hunter or hunted depends on perspective. A tribal hunter encounters something new.
Rated: E
~719 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Beast
A story of one syllable words
Rated: ASR
~803 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The First Rain
A team dispatches to set up equipment to monitor the first rainfall on a planet.
Rated: E
~889 Words
Contest, Sci-fi, Environment
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Christmas Day on Cabot's Landing
The Grand Alliance downsizes the Marine Base on Christmas eve
Rated: 18+
~809 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Peaceful Handover
A vision of the near future (or past) where one man decides who controls the world.
Rated: E
~1,079 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Scientific
Type: Short Story
Updated 9 months ago
Love From The Past
A scientist achieves time travel and seeks to see a historical figure.
Rated: E
~889 Words
Sci-fi, History, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Ceaseless Desire
A boy trespassing into a forbidden land discovers the power that destroyed mankind.
Rated: 13+
~738 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
*Dollar* 75 GPs per review
Giantess Aliens Love Humans (and Vore)
Giantess Alien finds a tiny man near her boots on her spaceship and the unexpected occurs.
Rated: E
~370 Words
Erotica, Action/Adventure, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Aware Machines
Machined decide to take over
Rated: E
~269 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Life On Mars?
Martian explorers Jack and Norman find life on Mars, but with horrible consequences.
Rated: E
~301 Words
Contest Entry, Sci-fi, Horror/Scary
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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The Silo Saga: Thaw (20% Sample)
In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past. Carlton's role in W.O.O.L. is revealed.
Rated: 13+
~2,741 Words
Sci-fi, Technology, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Sample
Updated 6 years ago
A Walking Shadow
Enoch is trapped in a world-encompassing catastrophe. To escape, he must find Noah.
Rated: 18+
~1,025 Words
Horror/Scary, Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Giantess Giga Amy is teleported to Earth
Giga Amy is teleported to Earth to explore. She is unaware of the city under her feet!
Rated: E
~730 Words
Erotica, Action/Adventure, Sci-fi
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
SpaceStorms Can Be Created
A SpaceStorm had been created. One that could cause a lot of trouble if it's not stopped.
Rated: 18+
~2,177 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Cube
What is that? You decide!
Rated: ASR
~1,547 Words
Sci-fi, Fantasy, Drama
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Message
A signal from space with an ominous message.
Rated: E
~807 Words
Sci-fi, Contest Entry
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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Untitled
A work in progress, not sure where to go
Rated: 13+
~379 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense
Type: Short Story
Updated 12 years ago
The Dire Dogs
A random event 12000 years ago result in the distruction of humanity
Rated: 18+
~649 Words
Dark, Sci-fi, Death
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
Sebastian
An AI that could take over the world but chooses to go into space instead.
Rated: E
~978 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
*Dollar* 375 GPs per review
Harmful to Primitives
She can't let Joey suffer— but does she have what it takes to do right by him?
Rated: 13+
~4,072 Words
Sci-fi, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
The Heir Apparent
A short story/intro
Rated: E
~839 Words
Sci-fi, Action/Adventure
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
You Were Only a Human
Shya may only be in control of the other humans there. But she wants more than that.
Rated: 18+
~2,107 Words
Sci-fi, Drama, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 3 years ago
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