Universe 8

Terry Carr’s award-winning UNIVERSE series of original science fiction stories is an exciting showcase for the finest in imaginative writing–featuring establishing authors as well as the stars of tomorrow. In this volume:
Nebula Award winner Gordon Eklund considers the fate of an aspiring artist of the twenty-first century who is given the chance to become someone else, to see the world through “Vermeer’s Window.”
Cynthia Felice’s “David and Lindy” reveals the awesome potential and unprecedented dilemmas posed by “mind sharing”–mental telepathy extended to its outer limits.
Michael Bishop’s “Old Folks at Home” speculates on the new life-styles that may be awaiting those of us who will be the senior citizens of tomorrow.
R.A. Lafferty offers a whimsical “history” of television’s golden age dramas–produced in 1873–and the secrets of how they were made…
Plus stories by Gregory Benford, Michael Cassutt, Charles Ott, and Greg Bear–all appearing here for the first time ever.