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Future Earths: Under South American Skies
Future Earths Under South American Skies Author:Gardner Dozois (Editor), Mike Resnick (Editor) This second engaging volume in Resnick and Dozois's Future Earths series transports readers to South American latitudes that are as exotic and exciting as the farthest stars: the birth of an Aztec messiah heralds the reforestation of North and South America, the industrial revolution comes to a peaceful end; homesickness plagues a vaca... more »tioner; kindness can make travelers feel welcome, even if they're from another star system; alienation from one's fellow species members causes a vacationing mother and daughter to hitch a ride on a visiting starship -- their dream of escaping male hierarchy is realized when they are stranded near a group of aliens on a scientific study.
Contents:
Introduction (Under South American Skies) (1993) • essay by Mike Resnick
The Women Men Don't See (1973) / novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.
Salvador (1984) / shortstory by Lucius Shepard
Doomsday Deferred (1949) / shortstory by Murray Leinster [as by Will F. Jenkins]
On a Hot Summer Night in a Place Far Away (1985) / shortstory by Pat Murphy
Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight [Jack Limekiller] (1977) / novelette by Avram Davidson
Trapalanda (1987) / novelette by Charles Sheffield
America [The Mormon Sea] (1987) / novelette by Orson Scott Card
The World Must Never Know [Mad Friend • 6] (1963) / shortstory by G. C. Edmondson
Invaders (1990) / novelette by John Kessel
Bats (1992) / shortstory by Diane de Avalle-Arce
Aconcagua (1993) / novelette by Tony Daniel
The Sky People [Maurai] (1959) / novelette by Poul Anderson
Further Reading About South America (Under South American Skies) • essay by Mike Resnick