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Three brand new pieces of speculative fiction by rising literary stars Naomi Alderman, Joe Dunthorne from the UK and Claire Vaye Watkins from the USA are being broadcast on Mondays in March on The Strand as part of The Human Race Season on 成人快手 World Service.

These short stories imagine the emotional and social implications of developments in medicine and biotechnology in the near future.

Today New Gods by Joe Dunthorne.

A father downloads his personality so he can communicate with his daughters after his death but is this a generous act offering solace to a grieving family or a very annoying imposition?

Reader: Claire Rushbrook.

Photo of Joe Dunthorne by Angus Muir.

This story will be available as a Podcast from Friday.