For the history of the human race we have been locked inside our bodies. Spiritualism, medicine, basic biochemistry and genetic enhancement seek to take us beyond the physical limitations we were born with. The Furry Future is a record of what might become of us once we perfect the methods of reshaping biology.
Fangs and claws could become just another fashion accessory. We might use our technology to create intelligent and able companions as we spread out to the stars, or else create perfect servants unable to disobey the whims of their masters. We may remake ourselves to attain our future across the galaxy and unlock our spiritual potential, or collapse into war over where the boundaries of humanity lie.
These nineteen stories take us to these different futures, each one written in the fur we choose to wear.
Contains the following stories:
Emergency Maintenance
by Michael H. Payne
Tow
by Watts Martin
Experiment Seventy
by J. F. R. Coates
A Bedsheet for a Cape
by Nathanael Gass
Hachimoto
by Samuel C. Conway
Vivian
by Bryan Feir
Family Bonding
by Yannarra Cheena
The Future Is Yours
by MikasiWolf
Distant Shores
by Tony Greyfox
The Analogue Cat
by Alice "Huskyteer" Dryden
The Sequence
by NightEyes DaySpring
Trinka and The Robot
by Ocean Tigrox
Lunar Cavity
by Mary E. Lowd
The Darkness of Dead Stars
by Dwale
Field Research
by M. C. A. Hogarth
The Curators
by T. S. McNally
Evolver
by Ronald W. Klemp
Growing Fur
by Fred Patten
Thebe and the Angry Red Eye
by David Hopkins
with illustrations by
Roz Gibson
Cover art by Teagan Gavet