The Crystal Ship Author:Vonda McIntyre, Marta Randall, Joan Vinge Here, on the imagination of three young women writers, the reader is invited to visit the worlds of the future, where wonders and horrors await them. — The Crystal Ship tells the story of a tired old planet, torn between the decadent, dying, drug-soaked star people, and the vibrant young anials who are their heirs. — The second story is a steaming... more » black and red planet and it boasts the toughest prion in the galaxy, where three ill assorted beings learn to love and struggle for life.
The next story is about the plant of Taebish, a primitive world where men fight with spears for supremacy over one another.