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Future Boston
The History of a City 1990 - 2100

edited by David Alexander Smith (signed)
Cover by Wayne Barlowe (signed)

Tor Books First Edition

Description: Hardback book published by Tor Books in 1994. The copyright page states 'First edition: January 1994' and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing. Signed and dated '2.15.97' by editor and story author David Alexander Smith on the title page without inscription or personalization. Signed by the cover artist on the title page without inscription or personalization. Signed by story authors Sarah Smith (dated 10.31.97), Alexander Jablokov, Geoffrey A. Landis and Steven Popkes on the title page without inscription or personalization. Signed by all but two of the contributing authors (Jon Burrowes and Resa Nelson).

From the flaps: Boston in the 21st century is once again a crucible of rebellion and change, just as it was three hundred years earlier. Each year the city sinks further into the sea. A host of alien races opens a gateway to the stars, making Boston the only port of entry on Earth for interstellar commerce. The citizens of Boston plan a new revolution against the governments of Earth, who covet their newfound wealth and power. And an ancient extraterrestrial called Bishop 24 must decide if the human race is worthy of full galactic citizenship. Or total destruction.

Future Boston is an astonishing work of the imagination, complete in every detail, from the city's history and economy to its sciences and political conflicts. Ranging from Boston's most desolate slums to the boardrooms of its most powerful Brahmins, Future Boston is a rich mosaic of history and human drama, as real in its own way as the great metropolis which inspired it. It is a compelling drama of a handful of dreamers - artists and scientists, scufflers and survivors, revolutionaries and thieves - who give birth to a new society, as their ancestors did before them.

Table of Contents:
• Boston Will Sink, Claims MIT Prof • essay by David Alexander Smith
• Seeing the Edge • (1994) • short story by Sarah Smith
• Nomads • (1994) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov
• Projects • (1990) • short story by Geoffrey A. Landis
• Dying in Hull • (1988) • short story by David Alexander Smith
• The Elephant-Ass Thing • (1994) • short story by Jon Burrowes
• The Parade • (1994) • short story by Steven Popkes
• Seating Arrangement • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• The Uprising • (1994) • short story by Jon Burrowes
• Fennario • (1994) • short story by Resa Nelson and Sarah Smith
• Topology of the Loophole • (1994) • short story by Geoffrey A. Landis
• Not for Broadcast • (1994) • short story by Steven Popkes
• When the Phneri Fell • (1989) • short story by David Alexander Smith
• Playing Chess with the Bishop • (1994) • short story by Steven Popkes and David Alexander Smith
• Letter to the Editor • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• Who Is Venture Capital? • (1994) • short story by David Alexander Smith
• IPOB Dining Hall Procedures • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• So You Want to Meet the Bishop? • (1994) • short story by Steven Popkes
• Camomile and Crimson; Or, The Tale of the Brahmin's Wife • (1990) • short story by Geoffrey A. Landis
• The Test • (1994) • novelette by Steven Popkes
• The Place of No Shadows • (1990) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov
• The Lady of Port Moresby Incident • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• Three Boston Artists • (1990) • short story by Sarah Smith
• Focal Plane • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• Ye Citizens of Boston • (1994) • novelette by Sarah Smith
• The Adoption • (1991) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov
• WereWhereWear • (1994) • short story by Alexander Jablokov
• Sail Away? • (1994) • novelette by David Alexander Smith
• Afterword: How It Came To Be • essay by David Alexander Smith

Condition: Binding - very good, top and bottom of spine bumped, upper corners bumped, page edges slightly soiled. Dust jacket - very good, minor edgewear and wrinkling, minor rubbing, not price clipped, in dust jacket protector.

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