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Resonant Dust: Stories - Volume 1 Kindle Edition

by Stan C. Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 85 ratings

Get comfortable. Turn down the lights. Immerse yourself in the hypothetical.

Swarms of microscopic entities traveling through space are hidden within clouds of cosmic dust. A child knows what people will say before they even speak. Training on another planet for the Olympics, an athlete gets more than she bargained for. A smart house takes its job of entertaining its occupants rather seriously. An android attending a public school just wants to fit in with the other kids. An estranged husband and wife make a surprising discovery about the chemical nature of love.

Eighteen science fiction stories to challenge the way you perceive humanity and the world. Most are uplifting and hopeful, some are cautionary, and all are mind-bending. Settle in and treat yourself to these visionary explorations of what might be possible.

From the author of the Diffusion, Bridgers, and Across Horizons series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BGJNQ3FN
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 18, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
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  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Resonant Dust
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 85 ratings

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Stan C. Smith

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Stan C. Smith’s secret formula? Create strange worlds filled with even stranger creatures. Drop in unsuspecting characters. Shake vigorously. Stan lives with his wife Trish deep in the Ozark Forest of Missouri, where creatures are more docile than those in his novels. His goal is to stimulate your sense of wonder, get your heart pounding, and keep you reading late into the night. His books are for anyone who loves adventure, discovery, and mind-bending surprises.

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  • PV
    5.0 out of 5 stars More great stories from Stan
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2024
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    First book in this series of three short story books from Stan c Smith. I read the second book first but like that one the first has more of the awesome shorts that could be a good start of a great novel.
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  • Donna L. Florio
    4.0 out of 5 stars Like Easy Listening for Sci-fi Readers
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
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    Each short story has a character that is well-developed, interesting and of course very unusual. I usually am not a fan of short stories but these grabbed my interest right away, and were just long (or short) enough to tell a very good tale.
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  • Keli B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars You won’t be surprised…
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2023
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    …if you’ve ever ready anything Stan Smith has written that this book is a winner! I get Stan’s newsletter and he does stories that I look forward to reading and stop everything to enjoy. This book is a gathering of some of the most original stories I’ve run upon and amazingly, they’re ALL good - not a stinker in the lot. The stories range from space aliens/exploration to ideas of “gifted” (and sometimes dangerous) earthlings. Makes me wonder how much Stan is getting first hand knowledge of others “out there”. I’m hot to start reading the next book, but for now, I’ll look forward to seeing the name “Stan Smith” show up in my email! Highly recommend - you will NOT be disappointed.
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  • Kirsten
    5.0 out of 5 stars Each story is compelling and thought-provoking
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2022
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    Stan C Smith’s stories always leave me thinking about them for a long while afterward. Believable characters and interesting worlds come to life with his pen —his writing is truly a Turland Gate to amazing worlds.
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  • Love_Wags
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t be surprised if Resonant Dust reverberates with you too
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
    From the foreword to the last page, I felt magnetically drawn to the stories in Resonant Dust. I have always been in awe of Stan C. Smith’s imagination and writing skills, yet my reaction to this set of short stories surprised me because I normally gravitate toward the cohesive storyline one finds in novels. While reading the unique stories of Resonant Dust Volume 1, I felt like I was selecting from a delicious candy box, with each being a new taste sensation. My three favorite stories were Human Equivalence Doctrine, What Love is, and Chain Letter. However, every item in this collection packed a punch that either: stirred my imagination, unnerved me, challenged my thinking, or connected to me in a personal way. I have to wonder if Stan C. Smith ever sleeps. How in the world does he come up with all of these wonderful story ideas? Don’t be surprised if Resonant Dust reverberates with you too.
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  • Book Fanatic
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
    These short stories cover a wide range of science fiction. Some made me laugh a lot, other made me think and, yet, others were poignant. Some are amusing. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot.
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  • Lisa Ann Sherman
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best sci-fi novella set I've read.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022
    Stan Smith is known for his unputdownable sci-fi thrillers, but now he's decided to expand his writing skills to mind blowing novellas.
    With his first installment of Resonant Dust: Stories - Volume 1, Stan has readers flipping pages and getting into multiple situations that by turns, amaze, concern, amuse, bewilder and outright scare them.
    What I find most intriguing is that each story on its own makes me think about the "what if" and the "could this be happening now" aspects and the worrisome possibilities inherent in them.
    For a reader who may be new to Stan Smith's work, I say, "Give this book a try!" I can guarantee you, that if you like what's in the pages of Resonant Dust: Stories - Volume 1 you will be sure to enjoy all of his other works a well!!
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  • scintillaoffun
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great selection of short stories
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
    This is something new from Stan C. Smith in that almost all of his previous publications are novels belonging to a series of books. Personally, I pretty much gave up on reading short stories many years ago. Short stories typically seem to be by their constraints lacking in depth, detail and memorable characters. Often they end without closure. However, I’m a big fan of Stan, so I gave him a chance and I’m glad I did. It’s an engaging set of stories. In this collection he explores a variety of concepts, and who knows maybe one day some of them will even evolve into full length novels. The stories still have the same quality writing and interesting story lines as his other books. The first volume of several to come?
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  • Mark Lucas-Taylor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Resonant Dust Volume 1
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2024
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    I’ve always enjoyed reading Stan C. Smith’s short stories. He writes intelligent science fiction rather than pure speculative, these are stories that make you think and question which is the hallmark of any good author but also of far too few.
    It is quite an eclectic collection some whimsical others quite deep and introspective. Above all they are a delight to read.
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  • Charles Bell
    5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining read.
    Reviewed in Spain on January 12, 2024
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    A collection of bonkers but believable sci-fi shorts that will keep you wanting more.
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