A hippopotamus is loose in the mainframe. Beyond the cornfields, best friends race their rocket packs through the night. Far from Earth, a manta ray swims past a window. Beneath a vast tree, a librarian scratches the head of a dodo. On Mars, a family settles down to watch the fireworks of a captured comet burning through the sky. Meanwhile, in a basement, a man shapes the destiny of humanity... by changing his socks. The future will be wonderful... and weird! Terrific Tomorrows features 26 tales from an international cast of acclaimed authors! This is a family friendly collection of science fiction, appropriate for both adults and younger readers. The stories and authors: A SEA OF SPACE Meaghan Menzel READY OR NOT Pamela Love LOVE NOTES IN THE CLOCKWORK ZOO Carol Scheina HEADING HOME Stephen Sottong AWESOME SAUCE Lawrence M. Schoen CLACK CLACK CLACK! Adra Dell ODE TO AN EARTHWORM Gareth D Jones RACING THE DAWN John Connors A CHANCE AT HOPE Eileen Nunez REPAIRS AT THE BEIJING WEST SPACE ELEVATOR Alex Shvartsman UPPER BETA GREAT ALCOVE VERY HAPPY Ron Fein A CARTOON SAVES THE SOLAR SYSTEM Dylan West STUBBORN AS DIRT Holly Schofield THE LAST ECLIPSE Lance Schonberg THE HIPPO THAT THOUGHT IT WAS A HIPPO Ian C Douglas THE LIBRARY OF LIFE Lena Ng FOSTER FAMILY Marcy Arlin SPOT THE DOG Mark Barlow FEE Jenny Blackford BUG LIFE Robert Pipkin OF FRIENDS AND FLOATING ORBS Matt Bliss SPACE STATION ZERO-G James Fitzsimmons FOSTER YEAR Jason P. Burnham HOW TO HUMANELY REMOVE GLUGS FROM HAIR Jane Brown CAN OF WORMS Liam Hogan THE FUTURE OF SOCKS Tony Dunnell
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