T. Bass: Half Past Human

Back on planet Earth, Gitar continued his TAR sorties into the hive—piping heterozygotes buckeye with a song. Walter’s last days in the Temple were idyllic—in the service of Olga. When his life-span came to an end, Gitar was careful to store his DNA-gene-soul in one of the Huntercraft’s trophy cubes. Walter knew it only awaited Olga’s next return to be awakened. A genetic copy of himself would go with his deity, someday.

Outriggers plied the oceans—seeding buckeyes on island and continent alike.

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Text copyright © Thomas J Bassler 1971

Introduction copyright © Ken MacLeod 2013

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Short extracts from this novel first appeared in Galaxy magazine (December 1969) titled “Half Past Human’ copyright © Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation 1969, and in If magazine (November/December issue 1970) titled GITAR copyright © Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation 1970

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