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Welcome to Dystopia: 45 Visions of What Lies Ahead
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by Gordon Van Gelder (Editor)Gordon Van Gelder
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Overview
Brutality, infrastructure collapse, daily threats of war: 45 writers of speculative fiction share their visions of what's to come.
Fighting in the streets, corruption at the highest levels, thuggish police, a daily threat of nuclear war: few of us thought we'd find ourselves here, so far into the 21st century. What's next? Are we really going to be "great again," however that's meant?
In this diverse and vigorous mix of original stories by newcomers and luminaries, writers offer their takes on what life might hold for us in the next few years. The resulting visions of oppression, and daily struggle are sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, but always thought-provoking.
Including stories by K. G. Anderson, Richard Bowes, Elizabeth Bourne, Scott Bradfield, J.S. Breukelaar, Jennifer Marie Brissett, Becca Caccavo, Don D'Ammassa, Stephanie Feldman, Eric James Fullilove, Ron Goulart, Eileen Gunn, Leslie Howle, Matthew Hughes, Janis Ian, Michael Kandel, Thomas Kaufsek, Paul La Farge, Yoon Ha Lee, Michael Libling, Heather Lindsley, Lisa Mason, Barry N. Malzberg, David Marusek, Mary Anne Mohanraj, James Morrow, Ruth Nestvold, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Marguerite Reed, Robert Reed, Madeleine E. Robins, Jay Russell, Geoff Ryman, James Sallis, J. M. Sidorova, Brian Francis Slattery, Harry Turtledove, Deepak Unnikrishnan, TS Vale, Leo Vladimirsky, Ray Vukcevich, Ted White, Paul Witcover, N. Lee Wood, and Jane Yolen.
Fighting in the streets, corruption at the highest levels, thuggish police, a daily threat of nuclear war: few of us thought we'd find ourselves here, so far into the 21st century. What's next? Are we really going to be "great again," however that's meant?
In this diverse and vigorous mix of original stories by newcomers and luminaries, writers offer their takes on what life might hold for us in the next few years. The resulting visions of oppression, and daily struggle are sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, but always thought-provoking.
Including stories by K. G. Anderson, Richard Bowes, Elizabeth Bourne, Scott Bradfield, J.S. Breukelaar, Jennifer Marie Brissett, Becca Caccavo, Don D'Ammassa, Stephanie Feldman, Eric James Fullilove, Ron Goulart, Eileen Gunn, Leslie Howle, Matthew Hughes, Janis Ian, Michael Kandel, Thomas Kaufsek, Paul La Farge, Yoon Ha Lee, Michael Libling, Heather Lindsley, Lisa Mason, Barry N. Malzberg, David Marusek, Mary Anne Mohanraj, James Morrow, Ruth Nestvold, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Marguerite Reed, Robert Reed, Madeleine E. Robins, Jay Russell, Geoff Ryman, James Sallis, J. M. Sidorova, Brian Francis Slattery, Harry Turtledove, Deepak Unnikrishnan, TS Vale, Leo Vladimirsky, Ray Vukcevich, Ted White, Paul Witcover, N. Lee Wood, and Jane Yolen.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781949017069 |
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Publisher: | OR Books |
Publication date: | 01/29/2019 |
Pages: | 400 |
Sales rank: | 414,315 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
GORDON VAN GELDER is the publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He is the editor of many anthologies, among them Welcome to the Greenhouse: New Science fiction on Climate Change (OR Books). He has twice received the Hugo Award for Best Editor (short form), and has twice won the World Fantasy Award.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Sneakers
Michael Libling
re: Your Wedding
Ruth Nestvold
Everything Is Fixed Now
K. G. Anderson
His Sweat Like Stars on the Rio Grande
Janis Ian
Agnosia
J. M. Sidorova
The Adventure of You
Paul La Farge
♋
N. Lee Wood
Birds
Deepak Unnikrishnan
The Only Constant
Leslie Howle
The Terrific Leader
Harry Turtledove
Two Explicit and Three Oblique Apologies to My Oldest Daughter One Month Before Her Eighteenth Birthday
Heather Lindsley
The Levellers
Deji Bryce Olukotun
No Point Talking
Geoff Ryman
Glow
J.S. Breukelaar
Precaution at Penn Station
Michael Kandel
Newsletter
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Statues of Limitations
Jay Russell
Suffocation
Robert Reed
Application for Asylum
Eileen Gunn
Welcome to Triumph Band
Yoon Ha Lee
Loser
Matthew Hughes
We All Have Hearts of Gold®
Leo Vladimirsky
Notes on Retrieving a Fallen Banner
Marguerite Reed
Ticket to Ride
Eric James Fullilove
Burning Down the House
Ted White
Dangerous
Lisa Mason
Class Assignment
Thomas Kaufsek
Walls
Paul Witcover
The Passion According to Mike
Scott Bradfield
Bright Sarasota Where the Circus Lies Dying
James Sallis
The Name Unspoken
Richard Bowes
The Elites
Stephanie Feldman
January 2018
Barry N. Malzberg
Farewell
Mary Anne Mohanraj
The Amazing Transformation of the White House Dog
Ron Goulart
Handmaid's Other Tale
Jane Yolen
Sanctuary
Brian Francis Slattery
One Fell Swoop
James Morrow
BK Girls
TS Vale
Isn't Life Great?
Don D'Ammassa
The Men Will Be Hungry Afterwards
Ray Vukcevich
The Road South
Madeleine E. Robins and Becca Caccavo
Skippy's Visit East
Michael Kandel
Designed for Your Safety
Elizabeth Bourne
Extreme Bedding
David Marusek
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