Synopsis
In the distant future, as the universe nears the point where it ends and is recreated, a composite mind composed of descendants of humanity finds unexpected chaos when it arrives on a planet of student minds.
Notes
In Beyond the Farthest Suns, Greg Bear states this story was first published in Japanese translation in Artificial Life (Insects) boxed set by Pioneer.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novelette | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (16)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1995 | Far Futures | Tor | Anthology | 23 |
| March 1996 | Far Futures | Tor / SFBC | Anthology | 23 |
| September 1997 | Far Futures | Tor | Anthology | 23 |
| September 2002 | The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | Tor | Collection | 463 |
| November 2002 | The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | Tor / SFBC | Collection | 463 |
| March 2003 | The Collected Stories of Greg Bear | Orb | Collection | 463 |
| 2006 | The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction | Robinson | Anthology | 515 |
| May 2006 | The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 515 |
| July 2010 | The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction | Robinson | Anthology | |170 |
| June 2014 | Far Futures | Skyboat Media | Anthology | |
| June 2014 | Far Futures | Skyboat Media and Blackstone Audio | Anthology | |
| June 2014 | Far Futures | Skyboat Media and Blackstone Audio | Anthology | |
| June 2014 | Far Futures | Skyboat Media | Anthology | |
| April 2016 | Beyond the Farthest Suns | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | 257 |
| April 2016 | Beyond the Farthest Suns | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| September 2016 | Grave Predictions: Tales of Mankind's Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian and Disastrous Destiny | Dover Publications | Anthology | 153 |