Seeds of Change - Couverture rigide

Adams, John Joseph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0809573105 ISBN 13 : 9780809573103

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2008

Synopsis

• Imagine the moment when the present ends, and the future begins ― whenthe world we knew is no more and a brave new world is thrust upon us. Gatheringstories by nine of today's most incisive minds, Seeds of Change confrontsthe pivotal issues facing our society today: racism, global warming, peak oil,technological advancement, and political revolution. Many serve as a call toaction. How will you change with the future?
• These nine stories sow seeds of change across familiar and foreignterritory, from our own backyards to the Niger Delta to worlds not yetdiscovered. Pepper, the mysterious mercenary from Tobias S. Buckell's CrystalRain and Ragamuffin, works as an agent for change ― if theprice is right ― in "Resistance." Ken MacLeod envisions the end-game inthe Middle East in "A Dance Called Armageddon." New writer Blake Charltonimagines a revolutionary advance in cancer research in "Endosymbiont."Award-winning author Jay Lake tackles technological change and the forces thatwill stop at nothing to prevent it in "The Future by Degrees." Other stories byK.D. Wentworth, Jeremiah Tolbert, Mark Budz, Ted Kosmatka, and NnediOkorafor-Mbachu range from the darkly satirical to the exotic. All explore thenotion that change will come.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

• Imagine the moment when the present ends, and the future begins — when the world we knew is no more and a brave new world is thrust upon us. Gathering stories by nine of today's most incisive minds, Seeds of Change confronts the pivotal issues facing our society today: racism, global warming, peak oil, technological advancement, and political revolution. Many serve as a call to action. How will you change with the future?
• These nine stories sow seeds of change across familiar and foreign territory, from our own backyards to the Niger Delta to worlds not yet discovered. Pepper, the mysterious mercenary from Tobias S. Buckell's Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin, works as an agent for change — if the price is right — in "Resistance." Ken MacLeod envisions the end-game in the Middle East in "A Dance Called Armageddon." New writer Blake Charlton imagines a revolutionary advance in cancer research in "Endosymbiont." Award-winning author Jay Lake tackles technological change and the forces that will stop at nothing to prevent it in "The Future by Degrees." Other stories by K.D. Wentworth, Jeremiah Tolbert, Mark Budz, Ted Kosmatka, and Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu range from the darkly satirical to the exotic. All explore the notion that change will come.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809573105
• ISBN 13: 9780809573103
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible