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The Deep

Rivers Solomon

First published June 2019
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

"The water-breathing descendants of African slave women tossed overboard have built their own underwater society—and must reclaim the memories of their past to shape their future" ― quoted from this book's product page on Amazon.com website as of 2019-02-20.

Notes

Based on the rap song The Deep by Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes, which they performed as the group clipping..

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2019 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Nominee/Finalist
2019 Lambda Literary Awards LGBT Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror Winner
2020 British Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2020 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2020 Ignyte Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2020 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2020 Nebula Award Novella Nominee/Finalist
2020 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (7)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2019 The Deep Saga Press Chapbook
November 2019 The Deep Saga Press Chapbook
November 2019 The Deep Simon & Schuster Audio Chapbook
December 2019 The Deep Hodder & Stoughton Chapbook
January 2020 The Deep Hodder Paperbacks Chapbook
January 2020 The Deep Hodder & Stoughton Chapbook
August 2020 The Deep Saga Press Chapbook