Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition
Novelette 9,630 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"In July 2088, shortly after I woke up from cryosleep, I received a copy of 2181 Overture. Assuming the book was science fiction, I didn’t even bother touching it. My only concern was how I could adjust to the new world I found myself thrown into. After the cataclysmic eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, only one billion people remained on this planet."
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deathillness-and-pandemic
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.