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Umbernight

Carolyn Ives Gilman

First published February 2018
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

A human colony on a harsh planet with decades-long winters during which a binary of the sun irradiates the planet with high-energy radiation, risks sending out an expedition in an attempt to retrieve the contents of the last unmanned supply ship from Earth before winter sets in.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2019 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2019 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2019 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 2018 Clarkesworld, February 2018 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE |3
February 2018 Clarkesworld, February 2018 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE |3
June 2019 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 Prime Books Anthology 388|20
July 2019 The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 Night Shade Books Anthology 551
July 2019 The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 Night Shade Books Anthology 551
July 2019 The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 Night Shade Books Anthology |551
August 2019 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 Prime Books Anthology |20
October 2019 The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 Recorded Books Anthology |551
November 2019 The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 Infinivox Anthology 9
November 2019 The Long List Anthology: Volume 5 Diabolical Plots Anthology 403
November 2019 The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 Infinivox Anthology
December 2019 The Long List Anthology: Volume 5 Diabolical Plots Anthology