We Dare — Chris Kennedy

Fifteen outstanding authors. Fifteen stories of augmented humanity! All I need is an edge! As long as humans have competed with each other (for food, profit, and love), people have looked for ways to get an edge on the competition—how to be better, faster, and smarter than the opposition. With better science and technology, many things are now possible, and there will be many more in the future! Gene splicing will augment your abilities. Implants will make you smarter. Cybernetic systems will make you stronger. Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, We Dare is a collection of 15 all-new stories that explores the use of augmented humanity in the near future. From getting a new personality loaded with the skills you need for a mission to nanobots that keep you from being killed to creating an indestructible tank, anything is possible! But just because we can augment humanity doesn't necessarily mean we should, and there are cautionary tales inside as well. Along with the good that might be possible, there is also the potential for augmentation to be used for more…nefarious…ends. Will augmentation make better criminals? What happens when someone with implants has their mind taken over? One thing is certain, though—people will dare to augment themselves to get an edge. Our authors dared to write these stories of augmented humanity; will you now dare to read them? Inside you'll find:Preface by Chris KennedyKade by Christopher WoodsTaming the Beast by Kevin SteversonTank by J.F. HolmesCradle and All by Quincy J. AllenDo or Die by Jamie IbsonYellow in the Night by Philip WohlrabThe Chaos of Well-Seeming Forms by Rob HowellForty Acres and a Mule by Luke R. J. MaynardImperfect Mind by Jason CordovaBag Man by Jack ClemonsCome Up Screaming by Kevin IkenberryAngel by Robert E. HampsonTo Dust by Marisa WolfNow You See Me by Kacey EzellNow You Don't by Josh Hayes