The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln XL-3000 and Other Stories

By Robert W. Bly

Without preamble, here's what awaits you in this one-of-a-kind collection of strange, offbeat, and bizarre tales: ** The Lottery of Forever ... a trio of high-school friends awaits the government-run lottery that promises to turn them into near-immortal super-soldiers. ** Can You Hear Me? ... those consumers who chose to have their remains frozen pending revival in the future may face a fate that some think worse than death. ** Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll ... the rise of the machines and the dumbing-down of humanity combine to produce a future where the impossible dream is to actually think something. ** Early Retirement ... a broke, retiring superhero discovers that he cannot qualify for social security - with tragic results for him and the city. ** Van Helsing's Last Stand ... the vampire hunter and his great enemy have one last battle - over book royalties, movie rights, and merchandising. ** A Boy and His Dad ... a genius astrophysicist's daring plan to rescue his father, a hero astronaut lost inside a wormhole decades ago. ** The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln XL-3000 ... the Abraham Lincoln automaton at Disneyworld, newly endowed with artificial intelligence, begs his creators to set him free. ** Ladies' Night at the Blood Club ... a couple's unusual approach to improving their relationship comes back to bite them - literally. ** And more.... About the author: Bob Bly, a full-time freelance writer since 1982, is the author of 80 books including The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book (HarperCollins) and The Science in Science Fiction (BenBella). Bob holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester and has published more than 100 articles in numerous periodicals including Cosmopolitan, City Paper, Parent Paper, Writer's Digest , and New Jersey Monthly . His science fiction web site is www.sciencefictionprediction.com and his business web site is www.bly.com.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1492932558
• ISBN13: 9781492932550
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"