F/SF

This story was published in 1967 and it looks ahead to the future of 1982 when an alien spacecraft with three observers suffers engine failure and crashes to earth. The aliens bail out over New Mexico and are separated and badly injured. Each alien finds shelter with a different human. I found myself very interested in each of the storylines. Silverberg was only looking 15 years ahead at the time, but his speculations on 1982 United States are pretty wide of the mark. That gives the modern reader a chuckle or three but doesn't interfere with the story. I enjoyed this but it is a rather forgettable story for the most part. ( )