The rather poignant story set in 2046 is told from the point of few of a young boy whose adored grandfather has had a number of stroke and whose mother insists that her father-in-law be sent to what is colloquially known as a tank farm (somatorium) where people are kept in individual tanks and are hooked up to a system that allows them to live the best moments of their lives until they die. They can, though, choose to stay awake in their new reality.
BT - The Last Dangerous Visions C2 -Illus. Tim Kirk
C5 -PSt, Public
C6 -(1941-2004)
C7 - 2024 CY - Ashland, OR DA - 01/2024 LA - eng N2 -The rather poignant story set in 2046 is told from the point of few of a young boy whose adored grandfather has had a number of stroke and whose mother insists that her father-in-law be sent to what is colloquially known as a tank farm (somatorium) where people are kept in individual tanks and are hooked up to a system that allows them to live the best moments of their lives until they die. They can, though, choose to stay awake in their new reality.
PB - Blackstone Publishing PP - Ashland, OR PY - 2024 RN -Some of the stories not previously published that Ellison had accepted for publication in the never published three volume Last Dangerous Visions plus a few more recent stories intended to reflect current issues. The book includes three sections by Straczynski, “A Brief Introduction to Last Dangerous Visions” (xi-xv), “Ellison Exegesis” that explains, among other things, why Ellison did not complete the volume (1-56), and “Afterword. Tetelestal! Compiling The Last Dangerous Visions” (415-418).
SN - 979-8-212-61378-1 SP - 59 EP - 68 EP - with a note on the author as of 1976 and after on 68. T2 - The Last Dangerous Visions TI - “Assignment No. 1” ER -