A COLLECTION  by Scott Edelman
CATEGORY Science Fiction
PUBLICATION DATE  November 2025
COVER ART  Christopher Kalb
PAGES 302
ISBN  978-1-80394-544-6

EDITION
Jacketed Hardcover collection limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by the author.

ABOUT THE BOOK

101 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU'RE DOWNLOADED collects thirteen tales of potential tomorrows from multi-award-nominated writer Scott Edelman, of whom Publishers Weekly has proclaimed, “his talent is undeniable." Populated by robots who discover the meaning of love as they wander a post-apocalyptic landscape, AI astronauts who must learn to navigate deep space boredom, immortal post-human descendants dealing with a dying Earth, and other inhabitants of our shared future, the stories in this volume will transport you to the distant times awaiting our species, and together they offer the advice our species—and you — will need to survive.

CONTENTS

• Welcome by Scott Edelman
• 101 Things to Do Before You’re Downloaded
• How Val Finally Escaped from the Basement
• The Stranded Time Traveler Embraces the Inevitable
• Lost Out There in the Stars
• The Man Without the Blue Balloon and the Woman Who Had Smiles Only for Him
• I Shall But Love Thee Better
• Pity This Busy Monster Not
• After the Harvest, Before the Fall
• The Time Traveler’s Assistant Discovers
• What Could Have Been
• An Invitation for the Uninvited
• The Lessons Only a Jelly Bean Can Teach
• Learning to Accept What’s to Come
• The Letters They Left Behind