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That Game We Played During the War

Carrie Vaughn

First published March 2016
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

The people of Gaant are telepaths. The people of Enith are not. The two countries have been at war for decades, but now peace has fallen, and Calla of Enith seeks to renew an unlikely friendship with Gaantish officer Valk over an even more unlikely game of chess. - <em>publisher's description</em>

Notes

About 6,700 words

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2017 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (13)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 2016 Tor.com, March 16, 2016 Tor.com MAGAZINE |1
March 2016 That Game We Played During the War Tor Chapbook
January 2017 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2016 Edition Tor Anthology
May 2017 Tor.com Publishing's 2017 Hugo Finalist Bundle Tor.com Anthology |9
June 2017 Escape Pod, EP581 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE
July 2017 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 528
July 2017 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 528
October 2017 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2017 Prime Books Anthology 69|5
October 2017 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2017 Prime Books Anthology 69
May 2023 Water Fire Fae Carrie Vaughn Collection |1
October 2023 Water Fire Fae Carrie Vaughn Collection |1
October 2023 Water Fire Fae Carrie Vaughn Collection |1
August 2024 Forever, August 2024 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE