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Ted Kosmatka

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The Beast Adjoins

Ted Kosmatka Asimov's 2020 Novelette AI Apocalypse 8,985 words

A Beast comes to the comet where one of the last humans hides with her son. But she’s prepared a surprise for it—if it works.

Sacrificial Iron

Ted Kosmatka Asimov's 2019 ShortStory SF Thriller 7,485 words ♪ audio

On a decades-long journey to another star, two men take shifts managing the sleeping crew, but after a year or two, they’re ready to kill each other.

The One Who Isn't

Ted Kosmatka Lightspeed 2016 ShortStory SF 4,209 words

A woman appears to be helping a child recover from some form of brain damage. His perceptions and memory are off, but something is off about her too.

Psychological HorrorAI PersonhoodAmbiguous Ending

Content warnings 3

child-deathdeathviolence

The Signal and the Idler

Ted Kosmatka Asimov's 2025 Novella Science Fiction 19,165 words

"He took the elevator up to the nineteenth, just like the email said. Elevator ding, white tile, and he crossed the hall through a set of glass doors. “Can I help you?” the receptionist asked from behind a curving white counter. “I have an interview at...