@booklet {2183, title = {"Lines of Power: We, in Some Strange Power{\textquoteright}s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line"}, howpublished = {The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction }, volume = {34.5 (204) }, year = {1968}, note = {

Rpt. as \“We, in Some Strange Power\’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line.\” In his\ Distant Stars\ (New York: Bantam Books, 1981), 293-352. Rpt. (New York: ibooks, 2004), 293-352; in his\ Driftglass. Ten Tales of Speculative Fiction\ (New York: New American Library, 1971), 139-90. Book rpt. without the subtitle. New York: Gregg Press, 1977. Book Club edition (Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1971), 130-84. Rpt. Illus. Michael Sorkin. in his\ Distant Stars\ (New York: Bantam Books, 1981), 293-352;\ rpt. illus. Michael Sorkin\ (New York: ibooks, 2004), 293-352; in his Driftglass (Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1971), 130-83; in his Driftglass/Starshards (London: Grafton, 1993), 155-222;\ and in his\ Aye and Gomorrah. Stories\ (New York: Vintage Books, 2003), 122-81.\ 

}, month = {May 1968}, pages = {4-46}, abstract = {

Conflict between two visions of a better life, one technologically based and one off the grid. The law requires that every community above a certain very small size must be provided with electrical power whether it is wanted or not.

}, keywords = {African American author, Male author}, issn = {00024-984X }, author = {Samuel R[ay] Delany (b. 1942)} }