Children of Tomorrow

by Arthur Leo Zagat

They roamed the vanished world that yesterday was America.

Genres: Science Fiction

59 pages

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

Arthur Leo Zagat was an American lawyer and writer of pulp fiction and science fiction. Trained in the law, he gave it up to write professionally. Zagat is noted for his collaborations with fellow lawyer Nat Schachner. Zagat wrote about 500 stories that appeared in a variety of pulp magazines including Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy and Astounding. His novel, Seven Out of Time, was published by Fantasy Press in 1949.

Reviews

[Faik Seyhan]

Racism of the worst kind!! Blacks and orientals take over America and kill/torture/enslave all the whites..

[Naulayne Raiche Enders]

Really good survival against a conquering force. Along the lines of he White Fox and Red dawn.

[David]

An interesting short story from wartime America. We tend to think of WWII as a conflict whose ending was never in doubt, but at the time there was real concern that somehow we might lose, and this story explores that possibility and a theoretical outcome. This particular one plays to racist opinions of the time - round-faces yellow victors enslave and torture white Americans using Negros as their enforcers, the ending offering hope that white America can someday rise again. While the racism is unfortunate, we should be able to look at it in the context of it's time and strive to move beyond it. As such, this story would be an excellent jumping off piece for a lesson in American racial attitudes. Other than that, it's nothing special.

[Gillian]

Quick and easy read. It was interesting. Too bad there isn't another.

[Ariesian]

It's truly a shame this wasn't a bit longer. Ah well, I guess that just means it's time to check out Zagat's other works!

[Matt Kelland]

I enjoyed it more than Lord of the Flies, which kept springing to mind. But that's not saying much - I hated that book.