Dream Atlas

by Michael Swanwick

• Release: March
• Format: Short Story
• Genre: Science Fiction
• Audience: Adults
• Content: Definite Time Travel
• Original Language: English

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.

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

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

Groupings

• Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (periodical): March/April 2021

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

1. From Eleanor’s future lab, twenty year’s in young Eleanor’s future ⋙ to Eleanor’s present-day lab at an unknown time. Round trip. Note: Future Eleanor projects her thoughts back to present-day Eleanor and vice versa.