Pardoner's Tale, the (1987) [Short Story]
by Robert Silverberg
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Entities, aliens with attitude, take over Earth, leaving many of its inhabitants doomed to forced-labour of one kind or another. 'The Pardoner' has the electronic wherewithal to assist a lucky few to avoid the worst fates.
First published in Playboy, June 1987. Reprinted in:
Original title: The Pardoner's Tale
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Science Fiction→ Alien Beings→ Alien Invasion & Post-occupation
This work is a subwork of the following works : Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection, the (1988) [Anthology] Authors: Ursula K. Le Guin
, Orson Scott Card
, Octavia E. Butler
, Bruce Sterling
, Kim Stanley Robinson
, Lucius Shepard
, Pat Cadigan
, Michael F. Flynn
, Pat Murphy
, Paul J. McAuley
, Robert Silverberg
, Walter Jon Williams
, Howard Waldrop
, Gene Wolfe
, Karen Joy Fowler
, Ian Watson
, Michael Bishop
, James Patrick Kelly
, Kate Wilhelm
, Bruce McAllister
, Alexander Jablokov
, Neal Barrett, Jr.
, Michael McDowell
, Joseph Manzione
, Dean Whitlock
, R. García y Robertson
Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume 1: Secret Sharers, the (1992) [Collection] Author: Robert Silverberg
Hackers (1996) [Anthology] Authors: William Gibson
, Neal Stephenson
, Greg Bear
, Bruce Sterling
, Pat Cadigan
, Greg Egan
, Paul J. McAuley
, Robert Silverberg
, Michael Swanwick
, Tom Maddox
, Alexander Jablokov
, Candas Jane Dorsey
, Daniel Marcus
Cyber-Killers (1997) [Anthology] Authors: Arthur C. Clarke
, Iain M. Banks
, Terry Pratchett
, Alfred Bester
, Frank Herbert
, Roger Zelazny
, Philip K. Dick
, William Gibson
, Harry Harrison
, Dean R. Koontz
, Greg Bear
, Poul Anderson
, Larry Niven
, Pat Cadigan
, Fred Saberhagen
, Joe Haldeman
, Robert Bloch
, Robert Sheckley
, Robert Silverberg
, John Shirley
, J. G. Ballard
, Ian Watson
, Kim Newman
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