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An immortal man with an imperfect memory spends his eternity chasing the love of his life.
"The long cabin was filled with aliens. He recognized a young Sun-of-Need, three Pilldogs, and one Janusian couple. But unfamiliar species dominated, and he had no urge to approach any of them. Yes, it was disappointing to hear about the millions of years between him and his lover. But this was undeniable progress. A slow, methodical search would give him results, maybe some rich clues, and best of all, centuries filled with promising work. Kingfisher wanted to roam the City, and for far longer than just a hundred years. That’s why he needed to sell the trash acquired on the ice, and that’s why he was disappointed when no substantive bids arrived. What if his valuables were true garbage? That was another question to be delayed, and after paying passage to the river’s source, he bathed himself in security and fed himself his finest sedative, passing across those next thirty hours in one spectacular blink.
"He woke abruptly.
"A woman was holding his hand.
"She was human. Maybe. But then she let that warm human hand change its nature, and he didn’t know what she was.
"Kingfisher pulled back."
Robert Reed is the author of hundreds of published science fiction stories and quite a few novels. In 2007, he won a Hugo Award for his novella, "A Billion Eves." But Reed is best known for his Great Ship stories, and "Kingfisher" is one of the most recent examples.
Genre: Science Fiction
"The long cabin was filled with aliens. He recognized a young Sun-of-Need, three Pilldogs, and one Janusian couple. But unfamiliar species dominated, and he had no urge to approach any of them. Yes, it was disappointing to hear about the millions of years between him and his lover. But this was undeniable progress. A slow, methodical search would give him results, maybe some rich clues, and best of all, centuries filled with promising work. Kingfisher wanted to roam the City, and for far longer than just a hundred years. That’s why he needed to sell the trash acquired on the ice, and that’s why he was disappointed when no substantive bids arrived. What if his valuables were true garbage? That was another question to be delayed, and after paying passage to the river’s source, he bathed himself in security and fed himself his finest sedative, passing across those next thirty hours in one spectacular blink.
"He woke abruptly.
"A woman was holding his hand.
"She was human. Maybe. But then she let that warm human hand change its nature, and he didn’t know what she was.
"Kingfisher pulled back."
Robert Reed is the author of hundreds of published science fiction stories and quite a few novels. In 2007, he won a Hugo Award for his novella, "A Billion Eves." But Reed is best known for his Great Ship stories, and "Kingfisher" is one of the most recent examples.
Genre: Science Fiction
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