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Power and Responsibility
How Short Science Fiction develops Power and Responsibility.
The narratives examine the burden of power, whether it's a young mutant president leading a hemisphere, a manager using time travel to exploit workers, or a god deciding to create a new species, and question whether those in power are worthy or responsible.
Where it surfaces
- Electron Eat Electron
Wadsworth, as a young mutant, bears the immense responsibility of defending a hemisphere, making decisions that sacrifice cities to save civilization.
- The Wealth of Echindul
The wealth from the stones brings both opportunity and danger, as Grant must navigate the corrupt power structures of The Pass.
- Day's Work
Dalen's challenge to Mogar's authority and the responsibility of creating a new species.