The Prize Beyond Gold
By Ian Creasey
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"The Prize Beyond Gold" is a science fiction story set in a future where all athletics records have reached the limits of the physically attainable, so that they are almost impossible to break.
This is a sample story from Ian Creasey's collection Maps of the Edge, which contains a total of 17 SF stories, including "Erosion" (reprinted in three Year's Best anthologies).
Ian Creasey
Ian Creasey lives in Yorkshire, England. He began writing when rock and roll stardom failed to return his calls. His first story was published in 1999, and since then he has sold numerous stories to various magazines and anthologies. His spare time interests include hiking, gardening, and environmental conservation work... anything to get him outdoors and away from the computer screen.His books "Maps of the Edge" (2011) and "Escape Routes from Earth" (2015) are collections of science fiction stories originally published in well-known SF magazines such as Asimov's Science Fiction and Daily Science Fiction.For a free sample story, download "The Prize Beyond Gold".
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The Prize Beyond Gold - Ian Creasey
The Prize Beyond Gold
a science fiction story
by Ian Creasey
The Prize Beyond Gold
copyright 2010 by Ian Creasey, first published in Asimov's Science Fiction (December 2010)
Cover illustration copyright 2011 by S P Wilcock
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Table of Contents
The Prize Beyond Gold
Afterword
About the Author
The Prize Beyond Gold
Three days before the race, when Delroy had finished warming down from a training run, his coach summoned him for a talk. Delroy could tell it was something big. Michito's job — assisted by his Enhanced empathy — was to become exquisitely sensitive to his athlete's mood, so as to help get the best out of him. The attunement sometimes became mutual, and Delroy now discerned a rare eagerness in Michito's almost-natural face.
The weather forecast for race day has reached certainty,
said Michito. Temperature: perfect. Humidity: perfect. Wind speed: just below the permissible maximum. Wind direction —
Perfect?
said Delroy.
Behind you all the way.
Michito grinned in delight. It's the final star in the constellation. You're in great shape, the weather will be ideal, we're two thousand metres above sea level
— Michito made a sweeping gesture, encompassing the many other factors affecting performance — and it all adds up to one thing.
I'm going to win?
Delroy didn't understand Michito's glee: the weather would be the same for all the runners.
"Yes, but never mind that. Forget winning — you have a chance at the