Commentaries On Futures

Sometimes I astonish myself. However, it is not I but the material that I am working with that does it. The previous post began with a quotation from Poul Anderson's Vault Of The Ages because I wanted to comment on a particular passage. I did not know when I began to write the post that it would come to incorporate pertinent references to:

Poul Anderson's Psychotechnic History, Genesis and "Lodestar";

HG Wells' The Time Machine and The War In The Air;

Isaac Asimov's "That Thou Art Mindful Of Him."

These seven works, including Vault ..., are all relevant to the question of where mankind goes next, a question made urgent by current crises. We are living through our version of the Chaos, as in Anderson's Technic History (which includes "Lodestar.")

I value these works for their commentaries on mankind. They address the issues of our immediate and long term futures which always start now. Other sf readers might appreciate the same works for their entertainment or escapist values. Every approach is valid on Poul Anderson Appreciation.