Short story ID: refugee from alien bionanotech in Africa
May 15, 2011 9:02 AM Subscribe
Help me identify this Sci-Fi short story: bio-nano-tech, Africa, refugee camp.
A few years back, I read a short story, set in the near future, in a refugee camp in Africa (I think), told from the point of view of one of the refugees, a girl? What had made them refugees was that there area that had been colonized by a sort of alien green-goo, bio-nano-tech. It was very vivid as to life in a refugee camp, and at the end I think the protagonist wound up inside the off-limits area with said green goo and realized it was some sort of paradise.
This is all very sketchy, and I might have gotten all the details wrong but I remember how much I liked the story and would like to re-read it and anything else by the same author.
A few years back, I read a short story, set in the near future, in a refugee camp in Africa (I think), told from the point of view of one of the refugees, a girl? What had made them refugees was that there area that had been colonized by a sort of alien green-goo, bio-nano-tech. It was very vivid as to life in a refugee camp, and at the end I think the protagonist wound up inside the off-limits area with said green goo and realized it was some sort of paradise.
This is all very sketchy, and I might have gotten all the details wrong but I remember how much I liked the story and would like to re-read it and anything else by the same author.
I read a similar story in one of the Gardner Dozier's years best sci fi, don't remember when, but Resnick is ringing some bells with Kirinyaga.
It's been a while, but I think in the story thats what they called the alien area?
posted by Max Power at 9:28 AM on May 15, 2011
It's been a while, but I think in the story thats what they called the alien area?
posted by Max Power at 9:28 AM on May 15, 2011
I've got this story somewhere in an anthology. It was very good.
If only I could remember what it was... I'll go rummage now.
posted by BinaryApe at 9:38 AM on May 15, 2011
If only I could remember what it was... I'll go rummage now.
posted by BinaryApe at 9:38 AM on May 15, 2011
It's a story that appears in The Apex Book of World Sci Fi. "Transcendence Express", by Jetse de Vries. Google fu is not tracking down any significant English-language web presence for de Vries or this story aside from the amazon link to purchase the whole anthology. Sorry.
posted by Sara C. at 9:42 AM on May 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Sara C. at 9:42 AM on May 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
According to ISFDb it's also available as an Escape Pod episode.
posted by hattifattener at 10:35 AM on May 15, 2011
posted by hattifattener at 10:35 AM on May 15, 2011
Best answer: That was tricky.
Ian McDonald has written a novel, called 'Evolution's Shore' or 'Chaga', which has also been split up and published as various short stories. One story is called 'Towards Kilimanjaro'. The short story I have is called "Tendeleo's Story" and matches your description.
It's in "The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 14", published in 2001, ISBN 1-84119-404-2
posted by BinaryApe at 10:36 AM on May 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
Ian McDonald has written a novel, called 'Evolution's Shore' or 'Chaga', which has also been split up and published as various short stories. One story is called 'Towards Kilimanjaro'. The short story I have is called "Tendeleo's Story" and matches your description.
It's in "The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 14", published in 2001, ISBN 1-84119-404-2
posted by BinaryApe at 10:36 AM on May 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
Binary Ape That's the story I was thinking of! I'm sure it was in a Gardner Dozios' ( italics for earlier spelling error) Years Best Sci Fi as well.
posted by Max Power at 11:18 AM on May 15, 2011
posted by Max Power at 11:18 AM on May 15, 2011
Oh they're one in the same I see, I'll show myself out now.
posted by Max Power at 11:25 AM on May 15, 2011
posted by Max Power at 11:25 AM on May 15, 2011
Jetse's on Twitter as Shineanthology if you want to ask him about it. I do remember one of his stories set in Africa but it didn't have the green thing.
posted by dragonplayer at 3:11 PM on May 15, 2011
posted by dragonplayer at 3:11 PM on May 15, 2011
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posted by likeso at 9:17 AM on May 15, 2011