Mockymen (excerpt) by Ian Watson « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

“The aliens give us fusion, desalination, food factories, and what do they want in return? … our nematodes. “

Title: Mockymen (excerpt)

Author: Ian Watson

Length: novel excerpt

First Publication: 2003

What the Story is About: Short excerpt from the novel. “The aliens give us fusion, desalination, food factories, and what do they want in return? The works of Plato or Mozart or Leonardo? No, they want our nematodes. ”

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