![]() ![]() The Russians send another probe to the same space coordinates Tovyevsky had travelled to. ![]() In her hands Tovyevsky has a seashell, the likes of which is unknown in Earth's biosphere. Tovyevsky is in a catatonic state, and the spacecraft has been sabotaged in an attempt to make it impossible to find and to hide any details of the missing two years. She returns into space-time two years later, and after being discovered her spacecraft is towed back to Earth orbit to be examined. The history begins with Soviet cosmonaut Olga Tovyevsky, who disappears from radar while en route to Mars shortly after a routine scientific experiment. The story is told by the narrator, Toby Halpert, through a series of expositions detailing the history of the space station in which he lives, nicknamed Heaven. ![]() " Hinterlands" is a German term that literally translates to "behind land", and in that original context it refers to a remote or less developed area behind a more central or developed site, for example the land behind a coast, a harbour, or a city. The story is a fable about the " cargo cult'" mentality and explores the consequences for cultures and civilisations when confronted with artifacts - from an unknown but likely superior source - that are dangerous but nonetheless valuable. It was first published in Omni in October 1981 and was republished in his short fiction collection Burning Chrome (1986). " Hinterlands" is a science fiction short story written by William Gibson. Omni (October 1981), Burning Chrome (1986) Short story by William Gibson "Hinterlands" ![]()
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