“Venus Flowers at Night”

Year for Search
2004
Secondary Title
Microcosms
Author
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The story has multiple themes, being set in a future where the North American Alliance, which is a part of the Atlantic Federation, is dependent on the New Islamic States represented by the Council of Mukhtars and Arabic is the official language, and where the East Coast of the North American Alliance needs dikes for protection from the rising waters. In addition, the protagonist is deeply interested in the possibility of terraforming Venus. Set well before her Venus series but with a character mentioned there (See 1986, 1988, 2000, and 2001 Sargent). 

Pagination
40-87
Published Date

2004

Publisher
DAW Books
Place Published
New York
ISBN Number
978-0-7564-0171-9
Keywords
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2004 Sargent, Pamela (b. 1948). “Venus Flowers at Night.” In Microcosms. Ed. Gregory [Albert] Benford (New York: DAW Books, 2004), 40-87. Rpt. in her Masters of Science Fiction (Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2025), 371-416 with “Afterword to ‘Venus Flowers at Night’” on 415-416. KU, PSt 

The story has multiple themes, being set in a future where the North American Alliance, which is a part of the Atlantic Federation, is dependent on the New Islamic States represented by the Council of Mukhtars and Arabic is the official language, and where the East Coast of the North American Alliance needs dikes for protection from the rising waters. In addition, the protagonist is deeply interested in the possibility of terraforming Venus. Set well before her Venus series but with a character mentioned there (See 1986, 1988, 2000, and 2001 Sargent). Female author.

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Rpt. in her Masters of Science Fiction (Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2025), 371-416 with “Afterword to ‘Venus Flowers at Night’” on 415-416. 978-1-61347-389-4

Author Note

Female author (b. 1948)

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