Description:A collection of science fiction tales set in a futuristic African continent features the writing of Vernor Vinge, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, Kim Stanley Robinson, Howard Waldrop, and Mike Resnick. The stories, told from both European and “native” viewpoints take a look at the past and the future—invasion by alien flora, a space baby adopted by an African woman, the rise of Africa after a nuclear war, a space utopia modeled after ancient Kenya, and other stories of fantasy and speculation filled this book.Contents 11 • Introduction (Future Earths: Under African Skies) • (1993) • essay by Mike Resnick15 • For I Have Touched the Sky • [Kirinyaga • 3] • (1989) • novelette by Mike Resnick45 • Apartness • (1965) • novelette by Vernor Vinge67 • Termites • (1987) • shortstory by Dave Smeds87 • The Finger • (1980) • shortstory by Naomi Mitchison97 • The Lions Are Asleep This Night • (1986) • novelette by Howard Waldrop122 • Etoundi's Monkey • (1989) • shortstory by Judith Dubois149 • Dry Niger • (1990) • shortstory by M. Shayne Bell160 • A Transect • (1986) • shortstory by Kim Stanley Robinson174 • Of Space-Time and the River • (1985) • novelette by Gregory Benford209 • Still Life with Scorpion • (1984) • shortstory by Scott Baker227 • The Quiet • (1981) • shortstory by George Guthridge243 • Dinner in Audoghast • (1985) • shortstory by Bruce Sterling259 • A Passive Victim of a Random Genetic Accident • (1983) • shortstory by Janet Berliner [as by Janet Gluckman ]271 • The Pale Thin God • (1993) • shortstory by Mike Resnick275 • Toward Kilimanjaro • [Chaga] • (1990) • novelette by Ian McDonaldWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Under African Skies (Future Earths). To get started finding Under African Skies (Future Earths), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: A collection of science fiction tales set in a futuristic African continent features the writing of Vernor Vinge, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, Kim Stanley Robinson, Howard Waldrop, and Mike Resnick. The stories, told from both European and “native” viewpoints take a look at the past and the future—invasion by alien flora, a space baby adopted by an African woman, the rise of Africa after a nuclear war, a space utopia modeled after ancient Kenya, and other stories of fantasy and speculation filled this book.Contents 11 • Introduction (Future Earths: Under African Skies) • (1993) • essay by Mike Resnick15 • For I Have Touched the Sky • [Kirinyaga • 3] • (1989) • novelette by Mike Resnick45 • Apartness • (1965) • novelette by Vernor Vinge67 • Termites • (1987) • shortstory by Dave Smeds87 • The Finger • (1980) • shortstory by Naomi Mitchison97 • The Lions Are Asleep This Night • (1986) • novelette by Howard Waldrop122 • Etoundi's Monkey • (1989) • shortstory by Judith Dubois149 • Dry Niger • (1990) • shortstory by M. Shayne Bell160 • A Transect • (1986) • shortstory by Kim Stanley Robinson174 • Of Space-Time and the River • (1985) • novelette by Gregory Benford209 • Still Life with Scorpion • (1984) • shortstory by Scott Baker227 • The Quiet • (1981) • shortstory by George Guthridge243 • Dinner in Audoghast • (1985) • shortstory by Bruce Sterling259 • A Passive Victim of a Random Genetic Accident • (1983) • shortstory by Janet Berliner [as by Janet Gluckman ]271 • The Pale Thin God • (1993) • shortstory by Mike Resnick275 • Toward Kilimanjaro • [Chaga] • (1990) • novelette by Ian McDonaldWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Under African Skies (Future Earths). To get started finding Under African Skies (Future Earths), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.