Forward: Stories of Tomorrow (edited by Blake Crouch)

I loooooove speculative fiction, and this collection of six stories was free on Amazon Prime.  On the whole this was a great collection but here are mini-reviews of each of the stories:

"Ark" by Veronica Roth 

About a scientist cataloging Earth’s flora in the last days of the apocalypse. Very moving and a great start to the collection. 

"Summer Frost" by Blake Crouch

About a video game developer whose character breaks free from her programming. Maybe my favorite of all of thses! Makes me want to seek out more of his work.

"Emergency Skin" by N. K. Jemisin

An explorer from a civilizaton of elites who has come back to Earth to get genetic materal (and amazing twist as to what the material ends up being). a little heavy handed but really good. 

"You Have Arrived at Your Destination" by Amor Towles 

About a man who considers using a futuristic futility cliinic to plan his child’s future. Great concept, somewhat flawed execution. 

"The Last Conversation" by Paul G. Tremblay 

A man wakes up with no memories and has to slowly realize who he is, with the help of a mysterious doctor. Wonderfully creepy! Really loved it. 

"Randomize" by Andy Weir 

This is about a high tech casino heist and my expectations were high! I loved the premise but the ending was not good and ultimate I think this was my least favorite.