Where's Andy?

I like Andy Weir. A lot. I read The Martian pretty soon after it came out, and found it to be one of the most compelling reads I've ever experienced...right up there with the best of Stephen King...who is pretty much the best at writing compelling books so far as I can tell. And I saw the movie a couple of times when it came out. And I read Artemis shortly after it was published. So I was pretty happy to find out that Amazon had an Original Story available from Mr. Weir. And I was even happier when I found out that as an Amazon Prime guy, I could read it for free. Or listen to it for free. Or both. 

It's called "Randomize." 

And while it wasn't nearly long enough for my tastes, it was a most excellent way to spend a half an hour. Not exactly science fiction...but since the plot rests on the reality of a quantum computer, I guess it's science fiction-y. Ish. But it is for sure good.

So if you're an Amazon Prime member, feets gets a movin. And if you're not, well...sucks to be you.

There are some other stories...all under the banner title of FORWARD...that you can read and / or listen to for free, too. I don't know if I need all of them, but I just downloaded one by Amor Towles which looks interesting. (I'd heard great things about his novel A Gentleman in Moscow, which I've put a hold on, so I thought I'd get a taste of his writing while I wait on that.) There are also stories by Veronica Roth, Blake Crouch, N. K. Jemisin, and  Paul Tremblay. I might could read some of those later on. Maybe all of them? We'll see. The price is right, for sure.