| Notes | Two Views of Wonder is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Thomas N. Scortia and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. With the exception of Kiss of Fire by Harlan Ellison the stories had not been previously published.
The stories were based on 6 themes "selected by paired teams of writers" with each team consisting of a male and a female author.
Introduction . . "Vive laquelle difference?" by Thomas N. Scortia and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
>>Theme 1: After watching the televised torture-murder of his/her lover, the protagonist must devise a communication system for the revolutionary underground in a society tyrannized by complete electronic surveillance.
Faulty Register by Joe Gores
Lone Warrior by Miriam Allen deFord
>>Theme 2: The protagonist is the manager of a vast megalopolis that is breaking down because of transportation failure.
IMT by Pamela Sargent
Small World by Michael Kurland
>>Theme 3:The protagonist, a biochemist, is faced with the problem of releasing a newly discovered serum that confers near-immortality.
When Petals Fall by Sydney J. Van Scyoc
Papa Schimmelhorn and the S.O.D.O.M. Serum by Reginald Bretnor
>>Theme 4: In a society critically overpopulated, all citizens suffering from chronic, debilitating, or terminal diseaes are subject to euthanasia.
Rope of Glass by George Zebrowski
The Quality of Mercy by Tamsin Ashe
>>Theme 5:Through a destructive act, the protagonist becomes involved with an alien, unaware that because of their different natures, their relationship will destroy on or the other of them.
Un Bel Di by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Kiss of Fire by Harlan Ellison
>>Theme 6: The protagonist is part of a starship party rediscovering a planet settled years ago by a misanthropic molecular biologist and party.
A Personage of Royal Blood by Willo Davis Roberts
Thou Good and Faithful by Thomas N. Scortia
Appendix of Themes |
