Eight Episodes

Eight Episodes

Infobox short story
name = Eight Episodes
author = Robert Reed
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction
published_in = Asimov's Science Fiction
publication_type = magazine
publisher =
media_type =
pub_date = June 2006

"Eight Episodes" is a science fiction short story written in 2006 by Robert Reed.

The story follows the lifespan of "Invasion of a Small World", a near-future low budget web series(one created with virtual actors and sets using online software) about an Indian astronomer working in South Africa. When one of his graduate students discovers a tiny metal ball in an ancient rock, the world’s scientific community comes alive with excitement. Further episodes of the doomed series reveals information about Earth and the solar system that is extremely accurate and ignites speculation about alien life in our universe. There is even suggestion that the whole series itself was created by aliens in an attempt to explain the workings of the galaxy and civilizations to mankind.

"Eight Episodes" was nominated for the 2007 Hugo award for Best Short Story.

External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/01/25/eight-episodes-by-robert-reed/ Eight Episodes at BestScienceFictionStories.com]


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