"Skyrider"
| Title | "Skyrider" |
| Year for Search | 1989 |
| Authors | King, William [John](b. 1959) |
| Secondary Authors | Garnett, David [S.](b. 1947) |
| Secondary Title | Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction |
| Pagination | 229-249 |
| Date Published | 1989 |
| Publisher | Sphere |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, Scottish author |
| Annotation | The story is set in a future in which those called the “Workfree” life in enclaves on state pensions, where many succumb to a drug that can cause Parkinson’s. The story focuses on a man who has been rebuilt to meld with aircraft and whose only joy is flying joins the Workfree but is enticed into delivering the drugs. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in Thirty Years of Rain. Ed. Elaine Gallagher, Cameron Johnston, and Neil Williamson (Glasgow, Scot.: Taverna Press, 2016), 21-34. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The Scottish author is best-known for his contributions to the long Warhammer series |
| Full Text | 1989 King, William [John] (b. 1959). “Skyrider.” Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction. Ed. David S. Garnett (London: Sphere, 1989), 229-249. Rpt. in Thirty Years of Rain. Ed. Elaine Gallagher, Cameron Johnston, and Neil Williamson (Glasgow, Scot.: Taverna Press, 2016), 21-34. PSt The story is set in a future in which those called the “Workfree” life in enclaves on state pensions, where many succumb to a drug that can cause Parkinson’s. The story focuses on a man who has been rebuilt to meld with aircraft and whose only joy is flying joins the Workfree but is enticed into delivering the drugs. The Scottish author is best-known for his contributions to the long Warhammer series. |
