Devolution Day and Other F&SF Stories

Dinosaurs? Rogue gerbils with … slingshots? A trip to the library turns into a survival epic when devolution strikes.

A navigation glitch strands the crew of a tramp time-freighter in 1957 Utah. To earn the time-credits to move on they must sell their cargo — 12th-century Frisian mead meant for 2025 Seattle, city of microbrews. Only Utah in the age of Mickey Mouse ears and cars made to look like rocket ships prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Too polished for the old war-of-the-worlds approach, alien invaders come up with a novel method for rebranding Earth.

These and eight other stories of fantasy and science fiction will give your imagination plenty to play with. So buckle in and journey into some truly new frontiers.