Future Games

Human competition is eternal. We thrill to victory, we suffer the agony of defeat. No matter what the future brings, sports will be a part of it. But what forms will these games take? Who will be the spectator, who will play? Will aliens be our opponents or machines? Will physical competition even exist? What rules will we play by? What will be at stake? What rewards will be reaped by the victors? What fates await the defeated? Will the entire universe be our arena or will our world be smaller than today? Visionary authors speculate on what swifter, higher, stronger, and winning will mean in the near and distant future.Preface by Paula GuranWill the Chill by John ShirleyRun to Starlight by George R. R. MartinMan-Mountain Gentian by Howard WaldropEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Fate of Nations by James MorrowUnsportsmanlike Conduct by Scott WesterfeldLadies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis! by Kate WilhelmBreakaway by George Alec EffingerKip, Running by Genevieve WilliamsDiamond Girls by Louise MarleyAnda’s Game by Cory DoctorowListen by Joel RichardsName That Planet! by Elizabeth Ann ScarboroughDistance by Maya Kaathryn BohnhoffPawn by Timons EsaiasThe Survivor by Walter F. Moudy