Doctor Ramani's Children and Other Stories

the long version

A collection of 5 contemporary tales of science fiction and fantasy by Indiana author G. S. Hargrave: Doctor Ramani's Children: A modern-day genius on a mission to permanently alter what it means to be human--whether anyone else likes it or not; BD-428: A soldier of the near future, whose survival depends on an ambulating piece of equipment that may have just become sentient; The Jade Cicada: An entomologist follows the lowly object of his studies across an unseen boundary, and finds himself in decidedly unfamiliar territory; On Some Bright Stream: A nuclear physicist discovers that the price of understanding can sometimes be a quantum of pure, unadulterated horror; Bibliophiles: In which one of the strangest aspiring writers you're ever likely to meet crosses paths with a mysterious old book, and a sinister character that is even stranger.