Synopsis
Mutants of a nonhuman species have enough intelligence to gain some insight into the nature of their reality, and their relationship to humans.
Notes
Story length is approximately 18,500 words based upon analysis of the electronic reprint of the story in "Baen's Universe".
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2020 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (30)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1945 | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1945 | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 7 |
| March 1946 | Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1946 | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | MAGAZINE | 2 |
| August 1951 | World of Wonder | Twayne Publishers | Anthology | 385 |
| October 1951 | World of Wonder | Twayne Publishers | Anthology | 385 |
| July 1970 | Great Short Novels of Science Fiction | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 1 |
| July 1970 | Great Short Novels of Science Fiction | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 1 |
| December 1971 | Great Short Novels of Science Fiction | Ballantine Books (UK) | Anthology | 1 |
| 1972 | The Astounding-Analog Reader: Volume One | Doubleday | Anthology | 433 |
| October 1973 | The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two | Sphere | Anthology | 216 |
| 1978 | Novella: 3 | Orbit / Futura | Anthology | 12 |
| November 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Priam Books / Arbor House | Anthology | |
| December 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Arbor House | Anthology | 448 |
| May 1981 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Arbor House / SFBC | Anthology | 438 |
| July 1982 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 | DAW Books | Anthology | 264 |
| July 1982 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Anthology | 264 |
| December 1984 | The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fourth Series | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 264 |
| 1989 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s | Robinson | Anthology | 369 |
| 1989 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 369 |
| 1989 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 369 |
| April 1989 | Worlds Imagined | Avenel Books | Anthology | 448 |
| November 1990 | From Sea to Shining Star | Dreamstone | Collection | 303 |
| November 1990 | From Sea to Shining Star | Dreamstone | Collection | 303 |
| 1991 | Great Tales of the Golden Age of Science Fiction | Galahad Books | Anthology | 331 |
| 1991 | Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction | Galahad Books | Anthology | 331 |
| 1991 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction | Jaico Publishing House | Anthology | 369 |
| August 2000 | Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction | Galahad Books | Anthology | 331 |
| 2007 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction | Robinson | Anthology | 389 |
| 2007 | The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 389 |
| June 2007 | Jim Baen's Universe, June 2007 | Baen Books | MAGAZINE | 10 |
| March 2010 | Science Fiction: Classic Stories from the Golden Age of Science Fiction | Galahad Books | Anthology | 331 |