Quantum Nightmares

Quantum Nightmares, a collection of dystopian sci-fi stories, contains the nuggets of bizarre psychological truth that help explain today’s divisive United States, where myth collides with belief and fact is hard to find.

Betty Gray, the infamous first woman to report an alien abduction, offers her eggs to save a future infertile human race. In doing so, she connects her consciousness to the entire stream of human history—past, present, and future. Her dreams frame each of the fifteen tales in the collection, forming the spine of Quantum Nightmares.

From genderless societies to digital tribalism, each story explores the strange mechanics of power, identity, and survival in a world veering away from nature.

This debut collection channels the speculative precision of Clifford Simak, Phillip K Dick, and Ted Chiang, while dragging their serenity into darker, more chaotic realms.

Jose M. Rodriguez Jr. is a debut author of Puerto Rican descent, a veteran of the United States Military, a recovering drug addict, and a father. He lives in Iowa.