Future Science Fiction, October 1959

# Future Science Fiction, October 1959

This issue contains five science fiction stories examining themes of isolation, automation, and social control. "Tomorrow's Brothers" by Ed M. Clinton, Jr. depicts radiation-immune workers segregated post-nuclear war, permitted for the first time to socialize across gender lines after Colonel MacAfee announces mutations are unlikely. "The World He Left Behind" by Robert Silverberg follows Jeff Matthews navigating desire between two worlds. Kate Wilhelm's "A Is For Automation" concerns surveillance of an artificial intelligence called "Sarah." Ross Rocklynne's "The Creator" involves a mysterious transformation. Tom Hafstrom's "The Amazing Half-Million B.T.U. Autocrat" extrapolates from contemporary advertisements.

A special article by Harold Gluck, Ph.D., titled "Space Law" addresses emerging legal frameworks for space activity and anticipated jurisdictional situations. The issue also includes reader columns and book reviews by Calvin M. Knox.