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"Vilcabamba" is a 2010 science fiction short story by Harry Turtledove, notable both for its content and for the writer's unusual decision to publish it free online and thus waive the royalties from its publication (see external link below). ==Etymology== The tile of the story is taken from Vilcabamba, Peru, the capital of the Neo-Inca State and the last outpost maintained by the Incas before it was completely crushed by Spain in the sixteenth century. In the story, one of Moffatt's cabinet shares this story with Moffatt, who is resigned to the fact that his rump U.S. will play that same role. Turtledove analogizes the events of his story to European colonization of the Americas in several ways: * The Krolp are initially greeted with peaceful overtures, which they quickly and violently refuse. * The Krolp possess technology far beyond human understanding. * The Krolp view humans as sub-creatures, and do their best to "Krolpize" those humans within their control. * The Krolp value mineral wealth, and readily break an agreement with the U.S. to get it. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vilcabamba (short story)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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