Extraterrestrials

The children in these stories have one thing in common – they are all young extraterrestrials.

None of them are of this planet. None can be called human. Some of the young extraterrestrials are obviously, wonderfully, alien. Yet others have lived their lives alongside human children and no one ever knew the difference. No one could tell they were extraterrestrials, with a special heritage and special gifts. Some of the children are here as ambassadors of peace. Others are here for more selfish and more frightening reasons.

Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg and Charles Waugh have selected stories by Piers Anthony, R.A. Lafferty, James E. Gunn and many others that don’t question the existence of extraterrestrials but rather explore what life for a young extraterrestrial would be like on Earth.