The Æther Collection

A COLLECTION OF HORROR SHORT STORIES SPANNING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOLLOWING THE CONSEQUENCES OF A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY THAT MEANS MORE THAN ANYONE FORESAW.. “We should never assume we know everything there is to know. There will always be hidden aspects of the world yet to be discovered, and discoveries to change the very idea of who we are and the world we live in.”. Æther. The fifth classical element. A myth. A fringe theory no scientist of the modern age would ever take seriously. That is until the dawn of the twentieth century when Professor Goldfarn finally proves its existence and the possibilities it offers. Soon æther permeates every aspect of the scientific world, fueling new technologies the likes of which the world has never seen.. But as it spreads, urban legends begin to grow about side effects no one can explain. What if æther is more than just a power source? What if it has played a part in human evolution? What if it has other properties? Ones that could be used to affect human emotion and thought? What if it could even be a link between this life and the one that comes after?