Open Space: A Collection Who listens to kids? No one. But on a space habitat the rules all change. And the kids might be the first to know. Follow the gang of four as they discover an anomaly that could spell disaster for the habitat, if no one listens. Open Space: A Collection is set in the future (2390s) and is a short story collection in the Future Chron Universe. As of now, the Future Chron Universe contains 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas, and 8 short stories. Hard Science Fiction - Old School.