An edition of The ruins of earth
(1971)
The ruins of earth
an anthology of stories of the immediate future
by Thomas M. Disch
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The theme of this book is ecological catastrophe-- and the uncomfortable truth is that these catastrophes don't require prophecy, only simple observation.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : on saving the world / Thomas M. Disch.
The way it is: Deer in the works / Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Three million square miles / Gene Wolfe. Closing with nature / by Norman Rush
Why it is the way it is: The plot to save the world / Michael Brownstein. Autofac / Philip K. Dick. Roommates / Harry Harrison. Groaning hinges of the world / R.A. Lafferty
How it could get worse: Gas mask / James D. Houston. Wednesday, November 15, 1967 / Geo. Alec Effinger. The cage of sand / J.G. Ballard. Accident vertigo / Kenward Elmslie. The birds / Daphne du Maurier
Unfortunate solutions: Do it for mamma! / Jerrold J. Mundis. The dreadful has already happened / Norman Kagan. The shaker revival / Gerald Jonas. America the beautiful / Fritz Leiber. N. Kagan
The shaker revival / by G. Jonas
America the beautiful / by F. Leiber.
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Partially original anthology of sixteen stories (six original to this collection) with ecological catastrophe themes by Kurt Vonnegut, Gene Wolfe, Philip K. Dick, J. G. Ballard, Fritz Leiber, and others. Includes "Roommates" by Thomas M. Disch. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1386. Stories are of poor quality and incredibly out of date.
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