Miniatures
{5/5} “I try to look at it philosophically. Seventy-six years is a fine run. And now I’m sort of the spokesperson for an entirely new class of objects: The dwarf planets. I understand it’s meant to be something of a consolation prize, but you know what, there are more of us dwarf planets out here than anything else. If we’re talking ‘one dwarf planet, one vote,’ you’re going to find we’re setting the agenda on a lot of things.” (from “Pluto Tells All”)
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi, published in 2016
Denise is a booking coordinator for super beings in mid-size cities but she won’t book anyone for Tempe — they know what they did. When yogurt becomes smarter than humans it offers solutions to humanity’s problems — all it wants is Ohio. When a robot speaks the language of a cat, it gets the cat all the food it wants. When a lawsuit is filed against the Space Fleet for violations of workplace safety, they’re asking for 37 quadrillion dollars.
These stories were written between 1991 and 2015. If you enjoy Scalzi’s work you’ll like this collection. The stories are funny. He takes a bizarre premise and explores the consequences.
They often take different forms — letters, interviews, an advice column, and even a poem.
Two of the stories were adapted by Love, Death & Robots.
I’ve read 18 books by Scalzi. I previously reviewed Starter Villain.