Aburt's Books

I'm working on getting all my fiction re-released. Here's what's available at this point.

Dr. Andrew Burt is a professional science fiction writer and former Vice President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, Inc., whose publication credits include dozens of published short stories, two novels, and several books on writing. He herds Critters (www.critters.org), the first writer's workshop on the web. Outside of science fiction, he founded the world's first Internet service provider, has been a computer science professor (research in AI, networking, security, privacy, and free-speech/social issues), and a technology consultant/author/speaker. He's currently CEO of TechSoft. For a hobby, he constructs solutions to all the world's problems. Fortunately -- nobody listens.

You can read most of the stories below right online or grab them as ebooks. (Print editions are in the works.) Just click on the title.

I will be happy to sign and personally inscribe any ebook you buy from me.

Returns policy: If you don't like it and want your money back, I will refund it.

My new novel is out! Hurrah!→ [Amazon] [B&N] [Apple] (ebook, paperback, & hardcover)

A Bird in Hand

Sometimes I wish birds had never discovered that humans were intelligent...

(If you like playing Angry Birds then you've got to read this one. First published in Outside SF / FarSector in 2003.)

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Privacy Most Public

"Oswald," Emery had said. In the future, the Minuteman software system listens to all phone calls, reads all messages, watches everything, to keep Americans safe... but what happens when it mis-hears what someone says? Who's watching the watchers? An exciting tale that could too easily come true. Read Privacy Most Public.

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The Reluctant Guest at the Edge of the World

"Free to go" doesn't always mean free to go...

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Congestion

What does the future of transportation and racing look like? Join the last leg of the 2032 IDITEROC Race of Champions from Frisco to Denver. Sometimes it's about the journey, not the destination. Then again, sometimes it's not...

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Corpus

She wanted my body. The problem was, I couldn't be exactly sure where to find it...

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A Sailor on the Sea of Humanity (99¢)

If you had a terrible secret, perhaps you'd find time dilation has it's uses...

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Δ π Delta Pi

A Hard SF story about Math... Whoever says Pi is a constant simply hasn't checked it precisely enough — which may be a good thing!

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The Last Flight of the Sarah Mae (First published at Neverworlds, now online at iFiction) - $1.99

Ode to a Bod, in Beyond the Last Star

(Anthology available in print only)

Sensoria, in To Ukraine, With Love

All work has been donated and 100% of the profits donated to Ukrainian charities.

Contributors include multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winners, Nommo, Locus, Bram Stoker, Tangent's Year's Best, British Fantasy, Eppie, Chelsea, Chesley, ENies, and Otherwheres award winners.

Noontide Night

I've still got a few author's copies of my first SF novel, Noontide Night, a cyberwarfare thriller. Contact me if you'd like a copy (signed or otherwise).

Aburt's Non-fiction - about writing

Having Relationships With Characters on the Road to Great Fiction

[ https://ReAnimus.com/1422 | Amazon ]

(Shhh! A Secret of Great Writing)

An article originally published in the SFWA Bulletin on fascinating statistical correlations found between the amount of interpersonal relationships in "well regarded" vs. "ordinary" SF/F stories. In addition to the article are supplemental materials, including much that wasn't published because of space limitations.

This has huge implications for your writing (at least in terms of what sells better) and also offers a possibly useful tool for you to find books you want to read while browsing in the bookstore. Vital information for both writers and readers!

Futureproofing Your Writing

[ https://ReAnimus.com/1561 ]

How to avoid anachronisms in fiction to keep your prose timeless... 50% off in the ReAnimus Press store for a limited time with coupon code: FUTPROOF !!

Simulations and Reality in WYSIWYG Universes

We're living in a Simulated Universe? Are you sure?

Pondering about the nature of the universe is always fun, isn't it? It's one of the cool things science fiction writers get to do.

So, this Oxford philosopher "proves," mathematically, that either you're living in a simulated universe, or else the world is going to end soon. Wow, that's bleak, no? Fortunately there are some flaws in his logic, leading to some even more fascinating ideas, which I've played with for fun in an article that was originally printed in the Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Enjoy it before the universe ends! :)

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Aburt's Non-fiction - not about writing

Curing Bad Customer Service — Just a Dollar a Minute

Say No to the Feeconomy

Hello, Corruption, My Old Friend — How Craigslist is Killing Democracy

Thoughts on Abolishing the Electoral College and the Impact on the Two Party System

Thoughts on Teaching Creationism Alongside Evolution in Science Classes

Necessity is the Assassin of Invention — How Moderation in the Name of "Spam" is Stifling Innovation

Thoughts on "Checks & Balances" Bi-Partisan voting

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