Dream Atlas
- by Michael Swanwick
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Dream Atlas” by Michael Swanwick, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2021.
Eleanor, a dream scientist, is visited by her future self in a vivid dream
—Michael Main
Right now, all that matters is that within a month of your waking from this encounter, you’ll be able to duplicate thought projection through short durations of dream-time.
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: presumed time period
- Themes
- Ex Nihilo Obects and People: The Eleanors discuss bringing back future inventions to their present-day inventors, but the plan does not come to fruition.
- Guardians of Time: “Little one, I am only trying to shoo you outside. You would not like what would become of your world if I let you continue playing with a power you are not yet ready for.”
- Thought Projection through Time: only in dreams
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- “Dream Atlas” by Michael Swanwick, in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March/April 2021.