“Past Magic”

Title“Past Magic”
Year for Search1990
AuthorsMacLeod, Ian R[oderick](b. 1956)
Secondary TitleInterzone
Volume / Editionno. 39
Pagination23-29
Date Published1990
KeywordsMale author, Northern Ireland author
Annotation

Future dystopia set on the Isle of Man. The mainland of the U.K. has been devastated by climate change with severe floods and extreme violence. The Isle of Man is a haven for the extremely rich and has become a center for medical care with the dead brought back from samples of their DNA.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod. [New York]: Open Road Integrated Media. Includes an “Afterword” by the author.

Author Note

(b. 1956), Northern Ireland author.

Full Text

1990 MacLeod, Ian R[oderick] (b. 1956). “Past Magic.” Interzone, no. 39 (1990): 23-29. Rpt. in Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod. [New York]: Open Road Integrated Media. Includes an “Afterword” by the author. EBook.

Future dystopia set on the Isle of Man. The mainland of the U.K. has been devastated by climate change with severe floods and extreme violence. The Isle of Man is a haven for the extremely rich and has become a center for medical care with the dead brought back from samples of their DNA. Northern Ireland author.