Future Primitive - The New Ecotopias

Future Primitive - The New Ecotopias, Tor Books, 1994, edited by Kim Stanley Robinson, republishes notable short works of utopian fiction and dystopian fiction[?], incorporating elements of primitivism and of eco-anarchism.

Complete contents:

• an introduction by Robinson, outlining the visionary role of such fiction
• Tomorrow's Song[?], Gary Snyder (a poem)

Part one: "Statements of desire"

• Bears Discover Fire[?], Terry Bisson[?]
• In the Abode of the Snows[?], Pat Murphy[?]
• Boomer Flats[?], R. A. Lafferty

Part two: "Denial of the body"

• Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands[?], Gary Kilworth[?]

Part three: "But what were they really like?"

• House of Bones[?], Robert Silverberg

Part four: "And might we ever be like that again?"

• 'A Story' by John V. Marsch[?], Gene Wolfe
• The Bead Woman[?], Rachel Pollack[?]
• Chocco[?], Ernest Callenbach[?]
• (excerpt from) The New World (novel)[?], Frederick Turner[?]
• Rangriver Fell[?], Paul Park[?]
• Mary Margaret Road-Grade[?], Howard Waldrop

Part five: "Parables"

• Looking Down[?], Carol Emshwiller[?]
• Newton's Sleep[?], Ursula K. Le Guin
• Return (story)[?], Robinson Jeffers[?]

Endnotes characterizing the purpose of each story in the anthology[?] Further Reading, on historical origins, scientific considerations, philosophical considerations, 'what is to be done', 'some wild and human places', and other science fiction

See also: apocalyptic science fiction[?]