Welcome to Future Sins. This anthology covers the first of our basic sins. Greed, Envy, Wrath and Sloth for we have not overcome our basic flaws as humans but carried them on into our future.

Greed, the most virtuous of all the modern sins, will drive men forward towards the next invention, the next frontier even if they can not be there to enjoy the rewards. For what can we find waiting for us, what can we exploit. Four stories explore this theme, told from the viewpoint of both the exploited as well as the conquerors of the weak.

And for those who do not have the gifts given to the few there is always Envy and a longing for what we do not have. Envy is the subtle sin that lets a teacher hate her students, even while they are destined to save the world. This is one of the five stories that range from a world where we can communicate to animals to a world where children are only the property of the rich.

Wrath is my favorite sin, the rage of the righteous, or the insane both equally valid in a future where vengeance is scientifically enhanced. From the rage of a child to the wrath of an elevator condemned to travel where it is told these four stories will make you wonder if anger in the future will only be confined to humans.

Sloth is the last two story of this collection, a story of characters who take their time about moving slowly through the universe with no destination. These Lost Boys drifting through space are incomprehensible to the crew of the Draga. This lack of drive and initiative may or may not be a virtue.

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