Author Charles Stross has put a series of stories online for free reading. They first appeared as a series in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, then were published as a book.

The author, with the consent of his publishers, has put the full text of the stories online, for anyone to download and read.

It's set starting in the near-future, and continues on for several centuries (yea, one of those stories). The near-term stuff is excellent, and the long-term outlook isn't completely unrealistic. A good look at our information-driven future.

Check it out.