Past Lives, Present Tense

By Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Various

Book Overview

"A fertile [set-up] for SF fabulation." (Publishers Weekly) Fifteen all-new stories of famous personalities reborn through genetic manipulation. Featuring: Elizabeth Moon, Carole Nelson Douglas, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Jerry Oltion, Rod Garcia y Robertson, Margaret Ball, Janet Berliner, David Bischoff, Gary Braunbeck, Lillian Stewart Carl, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Tom Knowles, Sharan Newman, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Sandy Schofield

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441009042
• ISBN13: 9780441009046
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

a fascinating journey into "what if"

What if one could "host" the memories of a famous person, of someone who has qualities that you wish you had, of your deceased beloved. How would you be changed? How would the long-deceased react to the modern world? These are some of the questions that the stellar authors in this anthology attempt to explore. A scientist discovers how to extract memories from genetic material. He becomes Dr. Chimera - a blend of himself and his beloved wife. An inventor hosts Leonardo da Vinci and finds there is more to life than inventing. A mother gets more than she bargained for when she melds an explorer with her comatose daughter. A variety of authors from the science fiction, fantasy and mystery genres tackle this premise of experiencing the memories of another and a very satisfying anthology is born.