Cyclopterus, by Peter Watts

[Anthology]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(SF Thriller) Alistor’s company hires a sub to explore the deep ocean floor for resources, but the world is falling apart, and the pilot resents him. (5,742 words; Time: 19m)

Kindred, by Peter Watts

[Anthology]

★★★★☆ Haunting

(Post-Human Horror) In which a man from our time wakes somewhere in the far future and listens to an entity that controls the solar system yet wants something from him. (3,837 words; Time: 12m)

Recommended By: 👍RHorton.r+2 👍RSR+1 (Q&A)

ZeroS, by Peter Watts

[Anthology]

★★★★☆ Fascinating, Detailed, and Thrilling

(Military SF) Technically dead after a terrorist attack, Asante gets a new body and second chance at life, provided he serves 5 years as an experimental supersoldier. (13,764 words; Time: 45m)

Recommended By: RHorton+2 NClarke+2 JMcGregor+1