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Hatrack River

Orson Scott Card

First published August 1986
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series The Alvin Maker Saga

Synopsis

When a family traveling through becomes trapped in a river as the mother is about to give birth, a young girl with second sight is able to help.

Notes

The 1989 Legend edition of Seventh Son states that the first five chapters of the novel first appeared as this novelette.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1987 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
1987 Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
1987 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Runner-up
1987 Nebula Award Novelette Nominee/Finalist
1987 SF Chronicle Award Novelette Runner-up
1987 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Winner

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1986 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1986 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 54
May 1987 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 67
May 1987 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 67
August 1987 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction Robinson Anthology 67
August 1987 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction Robinson Anthology 67
September 1987 Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 Tor Anthology 57
December 1987 Best SF of the Year 16 Gollancz Anthology 57
December 1987 Best SF of the Year 16 Gollancz Anthology 57
September 2002 The American Fantasy Tradition Tor Anthology 347
September 2003 The American Fantasy Tradition Tor Anthology 347
January 2004 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Tor Anthology 223
December 2004 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Turtleback Books Anthology 223
January 2005 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Tor Teen Anthology 223
March 2006 Novel Ideas: Fantasy DAW Books Anthology 119