08/10/2026
“As A Ransom For Many” is a psychological sci-fi horror story from the short story collection A Tremendous A Lot by Jordan Dickerson.
Watch the preview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7LYaGnXawuA
A ship is carrying two alien species toward a new Earth, but the journey is anything but peaceful. As the lifeforms descend into violence, one artificial intelligence observes their behavior, questions the nature of life, and begins to wonder about its own purpose.
What does it mean to have a soul? What makes a life worth preserving? And if humanity created something capable of thinking, feeling, and choosing, who is really serving whom?
If you enjoyed the preview and want to discover what happens next, you can find the complete story in A Tremendous A Lot.