S A Barton: 7 books

Maladapt is a mini-collection of four short stories totalling just under 15,000 words.These are stories about the struggle to adapt to the coming future. About coming to terms with migrating to a robotic body, to telepresence, to universal surveillance and what it means to those of us who don't...

A short story collection: 21 stories and about 64,000 words.Closer Than You Think is a journey from the near future -- self-driving cars, automation, 3D printing -- to the far future where, who knows? houses may own humans or climate change might force the last of humanity to take shelter deep under the ocean. No aliens, but the farther forward we go, the more alien the human beings get!

When Donald Trump becomes President in 2016, nothing seems amiss -- aside from Donald Trump being President. But by the time 2020 rolls around, he's more popular than ever but things are beginning to fall apart. President Trump just doesn't seem to be himself... ...and the face he shows at his second inauguration is more shocking than anyone could dare dream!

A short story of about 1500 words.Brittany and Dustin have had a long, happy marriage and now it's time to retire. They're headed for Little Heaven, an orbital habitat where elders can enjoy low-gravity living.Dustin, however, wanted to live out his days on Earth. He's...

Daniel is apprenticed to a master tinker in the Kingdom of Chicagoland, a society built in the ruins of the old high-tech world. When he breaks a piece of precious ancient glass, Master Nieve commands him to journey to a landfill guarded by ancient war bots to secure more. From there, he will find...

Harv has a dream: become a firefighter. But he lives in a world where the firetrucks and extinguishers don't need humans to fight fires. Still, he's determined to find a way. The way he finds is fraught with danger: rage, anger, obsession, secret plans, stubborn pride, crime, and of course: the fire!

A novella, about 9,000 words.Jonny lives with his mom on the hardscrabble coast of North Carolina. The old coast is underwater -- Jonny's dad makes a living diving to salvage valuables from drowned towns, rarely home. It's a hard life. When Jonny rescues Kitty Itty he learns a bit...