The Pedestrian

THEY'VE SEEN THE FUTURE -- AND IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD....

What's going to happen when the world ends? Here are 14 humorous, poignant, eerie, and altogether too possible views of what things will be like when:

• Walking for pleasure and exercise becomes a criminal offense.
• There are interplanetary exchange friendship programs.
• It is possible to give idiots genius IQ's.
• You are able to book a package tour to see the end of the world.

THE LATE GREAT FUTURE—Read on and see what pleasures and shocks await you in these 14 fabulous tales by Robert Silverberg, L. Sprague de Camp, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Daniel Keyes, Damon Knight, Thomas M. Disch, James Blish, John Brunner, Fritz Leiber, John D. MacDonald, C. S. Lewis, Walter M. Miller, and Frederik Pohl.