Showing results for "David" in Science Fiction

After a cataclysm, survivors in the Southwest have split into factions. Babylon thrives under the protection of two powerful Artificial Intelligences. Immortalization is within reach of a chosen few, but the cost of eternal life is far greater than anyone could have imagined. Outside the colony's walls, the New Amish, led by Jeb Thompson—the very man who unleashed the supercomputer MARTIN on the—reject all technology. Jeb is determined to rid the world of the abomination of Immortalization and guide the wayward Nons to God's light.

Seed falls from the heavens and judges humanity. One foretells of the coming calamity, but the words are heeded too late. Few remain after the war against the cosmic demon. Long confined to one of the few outposts left on Earth, Sal accepts an unauthorized mission to find a survivor lost in the Vegas wastes. He believes his target is special, imbued with a spirit that might finally turn the tide against the darkness. But to save her from the risen still haunting humanity, he'll have to fight alone and outgunned against enemies that have already conquered the world.

Un androide entra in chiesa e si scatena il pandemonio. Soprattutto quando chiede ad un giovane prete di potergli confessare i propri peccati, ricevere l’assoluzione ed infine il sacramento della comunione. Il giovane prete è disponibile a prendere in considerazione l’idea, ma il suo superiore reagisce indignato. Decidono allora (o forse qualcuno li spinge verso questa decisione) di organizzare un incontro con il vescovo e anche con un cardinale. A questa strana riunione si unisce l’inventore della tecnologia e, per non escludere nessuno, anche un rabbino.

How will the church respond to an android seeking to join? Find out in this short story by David T. Wolf.