"Walter Jon Williams - Lethe" - читать интересную книгу автора (Williams Walter John)

Room Only, by
nanomachines crawled into his brain first, mapping, recording,
and then shut down his mind piece by piece, so that he would Karen Joy
feel no discomfort during what followed, or suffer a memory of Fowler
his own body being taken apart. Winter Fire, by
Geoffrey A.
Landis
Davout hoped that the nanos would shut down the pain before
his consciousness failed, so that he could remember what it
was like to live without the anguish that was now a part of his From Analog
life, but it didnтАЩt work out that way. When his consciousness
ebbed, he was aware, even to the last fading of the light, of

file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruiswi...umenten/spaar/Walter%20Jon%20Williams%20-%20Lethe.htm (1 of 42)23-2-2006 18:14:12
Asimov's - Lethe

Aurora in Four
the knife-blade of loss still buried in his heart.
Voices, by
The pain was there when Davout awoke, a wailing voice that Catherine
cried, a pure contralto keen of agony, in his first dawning Asaro
awareness. He found himself in an early-Victorian bedroom,
blue-striped wallpaper, silhouettes in oval frames, silk flowers
in vases. Crisp sheets, light streaming in the window. A
strangerтАУshoulder-length hair, black frock coat, cravat
Subscriptions
carelessly tiedтАУlooked at him from a gothic-revival armchair.
The man held a pipe in the right hand and tamped down
If you enjoyed
tobacco with the prehensile big toe of his left foot.
this sample and
want to read
"IтАЩm not on the Beagle," Davout said.
more, Asimov's
Science Fiction
The man gave a grave nod. His left hand formed the mudra for
offers you
. "Yes."
another way to
subscribe to our
"And this isnтАЩt a virtual?" print magazine.
We have a
again. "No." secure server
which will allow
you to order a
"Then something has gone wrong."
subscription
online. There,
"Yes. A moment, sir, if you please." The man
you can order a