New America

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

NEW AMERICA

Copyright © 1982 by Poul Anderson

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

A TOR Book

Published by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 8-10 W. 36th St., New York, New York 10018

First TOR printing, December 1982

Second printing, May 1984

ISBN: 0-812-48553-0

Cover art by Tom Kidd

Printed in the United States of America

Acknowledgements: The stories contained herein were first published and are copyright as follows:

“My Own, My Native Land:” Continuum I, copyright© 1974 by Roger Elwood

“Passing the Love of Women:” Continuum II, copyright© 1974 by Roger Elwood

“A Fair Exchange:” Continuum III, copyright© 1974 by Roger Elwood

“To Promote the General Welfare:” Continuum IVcopyright© 1975 by Roger Elwood

“The Queen of Air and Darkness:” The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, copyright ©1971 by Mercury Press, Inc. “Home:” Orbit I, copyright ©1966 by Berkeley Publishing Corporation

“Our Many Roads to the Stars:” Galaxy, copyright© 1975 by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation.