Futures: Four Novellas

by Peter Crowther (Editor)

Other authors: Stephen Baxter (Contributor), Peter Crowther (Introduction), Peter F. Hamilton (Contributor), Paul McAuley (Contributor), Ian McDonald (Contributor)

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Series: Foursight (2)

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Four acclaimed masters of modern science fiction share provocative, individual visions of the future in four short novellas.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Crowther, Peter	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Baxter, Stephen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Crowther, Peter	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hamilton, Peter F.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McAuley, Paul	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McDonald, Ian	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Burns, Jim	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Puckey, Don	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Watching Trees Grow by Peter F. Hamilton

Making History by Paul J. McAuley

Tendeleo's Story by Ian McDonald

Reality Dust by Stephen Baxter

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2001-04

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British Fantasy Award Nominee (2002.2 | Anthology, 2002)

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"The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth?"
—Making History

Dedication

For the Friday Shut-Ins
—Making History

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If I was dreaming that night I forgot it the instant when that blasted telephone woke me with its shrill two-tone whistle.
—Watching Trees Grow

An explosion of light: the moment of her birth.
—Reality Dust

I believe that I first saw Demi Lacombe at the gala reopening of the theater.
—Making History

I shall start my story with my name.
—Tendeleo's Story

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contains four novellas:
Watching Trees Grow by Peter F. Hamilton
Reality Dust by Stephen Baxter
Making History by Paul J. McAuley
Tendeleo's Story by Ian McDonald
with an introduction by Peter Crowther

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