Fortune Hunter

About this book

The last great wildernesses of Earth are closing for good. In a crowded future of fifteen billion people, the documentation project that recorded America's remaining wild places has officially ended, and every media specialist has been ordered out. Every one except Pete, who has wrung out a few final days in the high country of the Wind River Mountains. Pete knows the peaks, the meadows, the glacial lakes and the wildlife as only a man who has lived among them for years can. He also has a plan, and it depends on Jo Modzeleski, a devoted park ranger who loves the mountains as fiercely as he does. As the sun slants low over the alpine meadow and dinner is laid out, the two share one last evening in a world that is vanishing around them. Poul Anderson, one of the major names in science fiction, combines scientific knowledge with human feeling and vivid, evocative prose. Fortune Hunter is a short story that asks what we owe to untouched nature, what future generations may envy about our age, and what someone might do to keep a little of it for himself. A must-read for fans of classic science fiction and thoughtful speculative fiction about time and the environment. Start reading online in your browser instantly, with no download required.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~16 pages

Reading time

19 min

Chapters

3

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 24 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+