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Future City: A Vision of Man's Urban Future...
Future City A Vision of Man's Urban Future Author:Roger Elwood (Editor) Over twenty leading science-fiction writers project their visions of urban life in the centuries to come. When science fiction writers envision the future, few of their ideas spring fully formed from individual imaginations. They look to the latest reports in the columns of Science andNature, to cultural trends,... more » and to the ideas of social prophets and creative designers. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction observes that "At one time it was estimated that Roger Elwood alone constituted about one quarter of the total market for SF short stories."
Contents:
Preface (Future City) (1973) • essay by Roger Elwood
Foreword (Future City) (1973) • essay by Clifford D. Simak
In Praise of New York (1973) • poem by Thomas M. Disch [as by Tom Disch]
The Sightseers (1973) / short story by Ben Bova
Meanwhile, We Eliminate (1973) / short story by Andrew J. Offutt
Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam (1973) / short story by Laurence M. Janifer
Culture Lock (1973) / short story by Barry N. Malzberg
The World as Will and Wallpaper (1973) / short story by R. A. Lafferty
Violation (1973) / short story by William F. Nolan
City Lights, City Nights (1973) / short story by Barry N. Malzberg [as by K. M. O'Donnell]
The Undercity (1973) / short story by Dean R. Koontz
Apartment Hunting (1973) / short story by Audrey L. Bilker, Harvey L. Bilker
As a Drop (1973) • poem by D. M. Price
Abendlandes (1973) • poem by Virginia Kidd
The Weariest River (1973) / novelette by Thomas N. Scortia
Death of a City (1973) / short story by Frank Herbert
Assassins of Air (1973) / short story by George Zebrowski
Getting Across (1973) / novelette by Robert Silverberg
In Dark Places (1973) / short story by Joe L. Hensley
Revolution (1973) / short story by Barry N. Malzberg [as by Robin Schaeffer]
Chicago (1973) / short story by Thomas F. Monteleone
The Most Primitive (1973) / short story by Ray Russell
Hindsight: 480 Seconds (1973) / short story by Harlan Ellison
5,000,000 A.D. (1973) / short story by Miriam Allen deFord
Afterword (Future City) (1973) • essay by Frederik Pohl