"The Empty"
| Title | "The Empty" |
| Year for Search | 2022 |
| Authors | Nayler, Ray[nald Patrice Desmeules](b. 1976) |
| Secondary Title | Asimov’s Science Fiction |
| Volume / Edition | 46.11 & 12 (602 & 603) |
| Pagination | 63-74 |
| Date Published | November/December 2022 |
| ISSN Number | 1065-6298 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Post-apocalyptic dystopia set in middle of the US known as “The Empty” because all the people have been moved out, although not, as it turns out, all have been. The protagonist is a women working at minimum wage (most people have no work) remotely overseeing the huge, automated trucks running at 200 kph across the area who has to travel to a truck that has broken down. |
| Author Note | The author (b. 1976) was born in Canada and lived in the US from childhood, where he is a Foreign Service Officer who has served in many different countries and is currently the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
| Full Text | 2022 Nayler, Ray[nald Patrice Desmeules] (b. 1976). “The Empty.” Asimov’s Science Fiction 46.11 & 12 (602 & 603) (November/December 2022): 63-74. Post-apocalyptic dystopia set in middle of the US known as “The Empty” because all the people have been moved out, although not, as it turns out, all have been. The protagonist is a women working at minimum wage (most people have no work) remotely overseeing the huge, automated trucks running at 200 kph across the area who has to travel to a truck that has broken down. The author was born in Canada and lived in the US from childhood, where he is a Foreign Service Officer who has served in many different countries and is currently the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
