Mother America

Sam Mcclatchie

Description

In honeybee hives, the "queen" is a female that gives birth to most of the colony's population. A similar concept is at the center of Sam McClatchie's gripping short story, "Mother America," in which the quest for genetic perfection has led to the development of a very unusual contest.

Sujets

• Science fiction

Informations

• Publié par: The Floating Press
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781776586295
• Langue: English

Extrait

MOTHER AMERICA
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SAM MCCLATCHIE
 
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Mother America First published in 1961 Epub ISBN 978-1-77658-629-5 Also available: PDF ISBN 978-1-77658-630-1 © 2014 The Floating Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. While every effort has been used to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information contained in The Floating Press edition of this book, The Floating Press does not assume liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in this book. The Floating Press does not accept responsibility for loss suffered as a result of reliance upon the accuracy or currency of information contained in this book. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Many suitcases look alike. Visit www.thefloatingpress.com
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When a country is as champion-conscious as America, it's surprising that no one has yet developed the ultimate contest. Dr. McClatchie, whose recent novel, "The Last Vial," established him as a top-ranking sf writer, now tells us the engaging story of the geneticists' search for ...
Mother America
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The tall young man faded back quickly, poised for an instant and thenthrew a long high pass. The crowd came up roaring. Twenty yards from thegoal line a smaller, sturdier player swerved quickly around the end andtook the pass in his stride. With a beautiful curving run he tricked thefullback, crossed the line and then, showing no sign of effort, trottedback up the field and threw the ball to the umpire.
"Wonderful! What a magnificent runner that lad is! You're lucky to havehim, George." The speaker, a trimly built, athletic man in his middleforties turned to his companion, talking loudly above the buzz of thecrowd.
George Turner nodded agreement. "We are. Every other University in theStates was after him. He's the first Boy America you know. We've beenwatching him for years."
"The first Boy America?" John Harmon echoed in surprise. "I didn't knowthat. You did say Boy America ... not All American?"