Future Americas

Seventeen writers contribute original stories that imagine what the United States could look like in the years ahead. In one, the past has faded into legend and half-truths, and the country's once-enormous landscape lies in ruins. Another follows genetic outcasts whose only place in society is as servants to the Gawders. A third centers on a corporation trying to bring back the planet's extinct and endangered animals through cloning, in order to restore a healthy ecosystem. Taken together, the tales invite readers to consider how the choices they make today might shape tomorrow.