Book description
In “The Quills of Henry Thomas,” W. C. and Aja Bamberger give us a
glimpse of a future in which music is composed through DNA computing.
“The Gizzard Wizard” is Rory Barnes's delightful sequel to his young
adult SF novel, Space Junk. John Gregory Betancourt's engaging “The
Darkfishers” envisions a shanghaied Earth colony stranded on the back of
a huge crustacean on an ocean planet. Sydney J. Bounds, in “Guinea
Pigs,” portrays a future dominated by cutthroat corporations.
“Outside Looking In,” by Mark E. Burgess, takes the “world in a
bottle” theme-and turns it upside down. Victor Cilinc?'s “Siegfried”
demonstrates the folly of taking those “primitive” aliens too lightly.
Michael R. Collings's “The Calling of Iam'Kendron” is a stirring
prequel to his epic science-fantasy novel, Wordsmith. In Arthur Jean
Cox's “Evergreen,” we find that long life is not always what it's
cracked up to be.
Award-winning author Jack Dann depicts, in “Mohammed's Angel,” an
all-too-plausible future in which cultures, sensibilities, and
terrorist acts are inextricably mixed. “Ultra Evolution,” by John
Russell Fearn, is a cautionary tale about the advancement of man-not
always a good thing! Sheila Finch's “Miles to Go” is the moving story
of a wheelchair marathoner faced with a crucial decision. Mel Gilden
relates mankind's first encounter with aliens in “The Little Finger of
the Left Hand.” Last, and certainly not least, Ardath Mayhar's
poignant “The Next Generation” shows the human race forced to make a
crucial decision about its survival.
