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  1. Dedication
  2. Introduction 1
  3. Preface
  4. Epigraph
  5. First Childhood
  6. Chapter 1
  7. Chapter 2
  8. Interlude
  9. Chapter 3
  10. Chapter 4
  11. Chapter 5
  12. Chapter 6
  13. Interlude
  14. Chapter 7
  15. Chapter 8
  16. Chapter 9
  17. Interlude
  18. Chapter 10
  19. Chapter 11
  20. Interlude
  21. Chapter 12
  22. Chapter 13
  23. Chapter 14
  24. Chapter 15
  25. Chapter 16
  26. Interlude
  27. Chapter 17
  28. Interlude
  29. Chapter 18
  30. Chapter 19
  31. Chapter 20
  32. Chapter 21
  33. Interlude
  34. Afterwards
  35. Chapter 22
  36. Chapter 23
  37. Chapter 24
  38. Chapter 25
  39. Introduction 2
  40. Interlude 8
  41. Introduction 3
  42. Appendix 1
  43. Appendix 2
  44. Appendix 3
  45. Appendix 4
  46. Appendix 5
  47. Acknowledgments
  48. About-the-author

2 All of these trends are partly due to my influence. Despite my concerns about increasing feed dependency and cultural homogeneity, these seemed the fastest route to a sustainable abundance/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​peace stance. The polysomatic network in particular seemed the best way to squash any tendencies in the disastrous direction of a “full-upload” virtualized/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​decoupled culture.

3 I had, by contrast, nothing to do with this.

4 Despite some misgivings about the Midwives’ increasing centralization of political power, I reluctantly supported these developments as the only practical way to avoid a deteriorating cycle of armed conflicts developing into total war.

5 Ranhulo’s experiment in Vail inclusion in the Long Conversation, the Compromise of the Spoons, occurs 4 kya.

Acknowledgments

This book took long enough to write that it requires considerable archaeology to trace its beginnings. Many of those who helped me hash it out have probably forgotten that they did; and I, alas, have forgotten others.

I believe that I was kicking related ideas around already at the Blue Heaven workshop in 2003; critiques of a second draft at the 2012 WisCon were absolutely pivotal; my editor Liz Gorinsky’s brilliant input has transformed the book as recently as ten minutes ago.

My wife Esther, my kids Aviva and Noah, and my friend Jamey Harvey have opined and cheered me on through umpteen drafts. Thanks also to David Ackert, Christopher Barzak, Haddayr Copley-Woods, Mike and Sandy Dillier, Amal El-Mohtar, Debbie Eylon, Charles Coleman Finlay, Susan Marie Groppi, Alex Gurevich, Ethan Ham, Jed Hartman, Rebecca Hensler, Carlos Hernandez, Madelaine Hock, Devon Jones, Justine Larbalestier, Shelly Li, Karin Lowachee, Meghan McCarron, Cameron McClure, Holly “Margaret” McDowell, Karen Meisner, Paul Melko, Mary Anne Mohanraj, David Moles, Grayson Bray Morris, Chance Morrison, Carsten Polzin, Mary Rickert, David Rosenbaum, Karen Rosenbaum, Shoshana Rosenbaum, Kiini Ibura Salaam, David J. Schwartz, Wolfgang Thon, Emily Mah Tippetts, Jen Volant, Jessica Wallach, Scott Westerfeld, Lori Ann White, Amber van Dyk, and Terri van der Vlugt. Thanks to my able and wise agent John Silbersack, and to the folks at Erewhon: the game and capable Martin Cahill as well as my aforementioned marvelous editor, Liz Gorinsky.

About-the-author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Benjamin Rosenbaum has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, BSFA, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards. He is the author of the short story collection The Ant King and Other Stories and the Jewish historical fantasy tabletop roleplaying game “Dream Apart.” Originally from Arlington, VA, he lives near Basel, Switzerland, with his wife and children.

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