The Leonora Christine, zooming through space at relativistic velocities on a mission of colonization, rams into a small nebula at near light speed. To Outlive Eternity (pt 1 of 2), by Poul Anderson The pages of this month’s Galaxy also offer an escape, and for the most part, a pleasant one! Note associates Elijah (purple, third from left), Joe (center, back), Abby (gold, center front), Lorelei (to her right), and Tam (second from right). Good writers don’t grow on trees, but some, like Elijah, play in them. Iacobus of Constantinople (left) confers with Lord Sir Basil, Count of Argent (me!)Ĭaptain Clara Hawkins (time traveling from the 17th Century) and Lorelei ride unicorns. And as a refuge from the horrors of today (and sanitized to be free of the horrors of yesterday), it has become a prime sanctuary for hippies and other counter-culture freaks to enjoy some solace.Ī typical scene–we pretend the “mundanes” aren’t there… Sort of a reaction to modern society, it is several acres of the 16th Century surrounded by semi-arid modern Southern California. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire has really taken off since it first opened in 1963.
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