| Colliding Branes | |
| Author: | Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction short story |
| Publication Type: | Periodical |
| Published In: | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publisher: | Dell Magazines |
| Media Type: | Print (Magazine) |
| Pub Date: | February 2009 |
"Colliding Branes" is a science fiction short story by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling. It was first published in the February 2009 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.[1]
The story follows two bloggers, Angelo Rasmussen and Rabbiteen Chandra, on the last night before the end of the Ekpyrotic universe and the beginning of a new one.
The Internet Review of Science Fictions Lois Tilton reviewed '"Colliding Branes" as "fun stuff."[2] Tangent Online's Bob Blough reviewed it as "more fun than past collaborations."[3]
"Colliding Branes" placed at fourteenth place in the Locus Award for Best Short Story.[4]