The Way of the Restless — Alethea Kontis

Three hundred years into the future, soap operas are still going strong (and with the same casts!). Swindler, driver, persuader, seducer, anarchist, requisitionist, treasure hunter, bounty hunter, collector, and seller, Elvis is asked to pull off one of the most important heists of his life: rescuing a priceless piece of art from an interstellar transport ship. Of course, there are far more strings attached to this job than Elvis would have ever imagined. This e-book includes the original short story as well as "The Young and the Soapless," an essay about the origin of the idea for this tale.