June 3
The Child Garden - Geoff Ryman - It is the future, and the cure for cancer has the nasty side effect of aging the population rapidly. In order to grow children up as fast as possible, knowledge is transmitted to them through viruses. One girl is immune to these viruses, and must learn everything the old-fashioned way, including how to love a creature called Rolfa. The ruling group want to use the girl’s strange immunity for its own evil aims…