Calling all Science Fiction Librarians....
September 24, 2015 10:15 AM Subscribe
I'm trying to track down a particular short science fiction story I read once, roughly 25 years ago, and can not remember the author, title, or anthology it was in. This has been bugging me for years, and any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Details on the problem:
The story itself was, as i recall, quite short; possibly about 6-10 pages, max. The plot was that the main character was an infinitely long-lived mechanical space probe (think "voyager" probe) that spent the eons wandering the universe; and the story ends with it meeting others of its own kind at the "end of the universe" as the universe is collapsing.
I read it in a somewhat well-thumbed sci-fi short fiction anthology in approximately 1990, so I place the anthology somewhere in the 70's or 80's; but who knows really? It was a paperback, if i recall.
I keep expecting that the state of book digitization will catch up to this problem, but it hasn't yet.
Details on the problem:
The story itself was, as i recall, quite short; possibly about 6-10 pages, max. The plot was that the main character was an infinitely long-lived mechanical space probe (think "voyager" probe) that spent the eons wandering the universe; and the story ends with it meeting others of its own kind at the "end of the universe" as the universe is collapsing.
I read it in a somewhat well-thumbed sci-fi short fiction anthology in approximately 1990, so I place the anthology somewhere in the 70's or 80's; but who knows really? It was a paperback, if i recall.
I keep expecting that the state of book digitization will catch up to this problem, but it hasn't yet.
Response by poster: Gregr - nope. that's not it.
posted by Xyanthilous P. Harrierstick at 10:21 AM on September 24, 2015
posted by Xyanthilous P. Harrierstick at 10:21 AM on September 24, 2015
Best answer: It has to be "Night Watch" by James Inglis.
posted by Across the pale parabola of joy at 10:44 AM on September 24, 2015
posted by Across the pale parabola of joy at 10:44 AM on September 24, 2015
Best answer: Found the text of Night Watch.
posted by gregr at 11:22 AM on September 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by gregr at 11:22 AM on September 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: And we have a winner! The plot's not exactly as I recall, but yep, that was the story.
New Writings in SF 3 - 1965.
Thank you!
posted by Xyanthilous P. Harrierstick at 12:10 PM on September 24, 2015
New Writings in SF 3 - 1965.
Thank you!
posted by Xyanthilous P. Harrierstick at 12:10 PM on September 24, 2015
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posted by gregr at 10:19 AM on September 24, 2015