Author
Ian Watson
British author Ian Watson may be best known for his Screen Story for Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence, based on almost a year's work eyeball to eyeball with Stanley Kubrick. He may be best known, in gaming circles, for his four space operas set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. Or for his 40-odd SF novels and story collections commencing in 1973 with the award-winning The Embedding, all available as ebooks through watersofdestiny.com. These days he lives in the north of Spain.
The God Election
At midnight on the final day of the electoral campaign, Jehovah annihilated the human race. Jehovah had done this once before, by flood--apart from Noah and his wife and his family and their zoo--but this time was more final. Jehovah used simultaneous global strokes.…
The Traveling Raven Problem
"Right, apprentice lad, welcome to Ravenstower! As yer already well aware, or bluddy ought to be, the Thirteen Dukedoms communicates by raven-post, and us 'ere is the central ravenry of this 'ere fine city of Orth, proud capital of Northland. Woz yer name again?" "Igar, Ser."…