Dancing Gerontius

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"Dancing Gerontius"
Short story by Lee Harding
Country Australia
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science Fiction
Publication
Published inVision of Tomorrow
Publication type Periodical
Media typePrint
Publication dateDecember 1969

Dancing Gerontius is a science fiction short story by Australian writer Lee Harding. It was first published in the December 1969 issue of Vision of Tomorrow, [1] and later included in several Australia sf anthologies. [2]

Contents

Plot summary

In a future where medical advances have allowed people to live longer and longer, the problem of what to do with the ever increasing number of older people is "solved" in a rather callous manner, yet one that many of them would accept.

Further publications

After the story's initial publication in Vision of Tomorrow in December 1969 it was reprinted as follows:

Critical reception

In his review of The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction critic George Turner called the story a "dark vision" and noted that the climatic scene is "a minor tour de force of evocative writing". [5]

Award

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References

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  2. ""Dancing Gerontius" by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. "The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction edited by John Baxter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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  5. ""One Cheer for Australian SF"" (PDF). SF Commentary 23, p38. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ""Ditmar Awards 1970"". SFADB. Retrieved 18 November 2024.