The Green Leopard Plague
2003
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
122
Number of Pages
In the far future an engineered virus that allows people to photosynthesize food prevents food shortages. The story’s perspective alternates between a far-future mermaid who is searching old archives and the man she is researching, John Terzian, who helped develop the photosynthetic virus. Novella. First Publication: Asimov’s Science Fiction, October 2003 . Can also be found in: The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories Best Short Novels: 2004 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction 17 Modern Greats of Science Fiction: Nine Novellas of Distinction Nebula Awards Showcase 2006
Avg Rating
3.76
Number of Ratings
41
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
22%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
2%
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Author
Walter Jon Williams
Author · 50 books
Walter Jon Williams has published twenty novels and short fiction collections. Most are science fiction or fantasy -Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, Aristoi, Metropolitan, City on Fire to name just a few - a few are historical adventures, and the most recent, The Rift, is a disaster novel in which "I just basically pound a part of the planet down to bedrock." And that's just the opening chapters. Walter holds a fourth-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, and also enjoys sailing and scuba diving. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, Kathy Hedges.
