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Ascendescenscion
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"Utterly unique scifi adventures that will leave your mind spinning...a truly breathtaking experience exploring what it means to be human..." - Reader Review
"Each story has a satisfying trajectory and I felt like I got to know each of the characters' motivations and personalities even within the constraints of a short story. I also enjoyed the deeper themes throughout Ascendescenscion. I loved the thought-provoking concepts raised throughout the book. These points were especially great in combination with the occasional instance of humor. Overall, it was a fun read!" - Reader Review
"These books just keep getting better and better." - Reader Review
A brilliant quantum physicist is fed up with her relationship and alters the entire spacetime continuum to make her partner appreciate her. Quantum computers all around the world become sentient and take control of humanity's fate. An egomaniacal genius lets loose genetically engineered mosquitoes to aid humanity, but they feast upon the world instead. A group of genderless beings living beneath the surface of the Earth go on a quest to discover the nature of existence.
What do all these stories have in common? They are all part of E. S. Fein's newest short story collection, Ascendescenscion. If you're looking to embark on journeys spanning space, time, mind, and consciousness itself, then look no further.
A collection of philosophical science fiction stories exploring transhumanism, esotericism, cosmological ontology, existential ontology, Eastern philosophy, psychological exploration, pansexualism, religion, mythology, and more.
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