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The Mountains of Mourning

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published May 1989
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Vorkosigan Universe › Miles Vorkosigan

Synopsis

Miles is home on a short vacation. His father, the count, is approached by a mother, grieving her dead child and accusing the father of murder. The prejudice against mutations might have been a part of what happened. Miles is sent to figure out what happened and to act as judge.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1989 Analog Award Best Novella/Novelette Nominee/Finalist
1990 Hugo Award Best Novella Winner
1990 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
1990 Nebula Award Novella Winner
1990 SF Chronicle Award Novella Winner
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (44)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1989 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1989 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 14
October 1989 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
November 1989 Borders of Infinity The Easton Press Collection 9
December 1989 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
September 1990 Vorkosigan's Game GuildAmerica Books / SFBC Omnibus 276
April 1991 Nebula Awards 25 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Anthology 74
April 1991 Nebula Awards 25 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Anthology 74
October 1991 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
December 1992 Borders of Infinity Pan Books Collection 9
1994 Nebula Award-Winning Novellas Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 520
May 1994 The New Hugo Winners, Volume III Baen Books Anthology 203
August 1994 The New Hugo Winners, Volume III Baen Books / SFBC Anthology 203
1996 Nebula Award-Winning Novellas Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 520
February 1996 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
February 1996 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
April 1996 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
1997 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
June 1997 Young Miles Baen Books Omnibus 261
June 1997 Young Miles Baen Books Omnibus 261
September 1999 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
2000 Borders of Infinity The Reader's Chair Collection
2000 Borders of Infinity The Reader's Chair Collection
May 2000 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
July 2000 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 9
July 2003 Young Miles Baen Books Omnibus 373
May 2007 Borders of Infinity NESFA Press Collection 19
May 2007 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
February 2010 Young Miles Baen Books Omnibus 373
May 2010 Borders of Infinity Blackstone Audio Collection
May 2010 Borders of Infinity Blackstone Audio Collection
June 2010 Borders of Infinity Blackstone Audio Collection
July 2010 Borders of Infinity Playaway Digital Audio Collection
October 2010 The Cryoburn Disk Baen Books Omnibus |3.2
October 2010 Young Miles Baen Books Omnibus
June 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |258
October 2011 Borders of Infinity Spectrum Literary Agency Collection |2
December 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |258
May 2012 Borders of Infinity Blackstone Audio Collection
July 2012 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
January 2014 The Mountains of Mourning Phoenix Pick Chapbook
January 2014 The Mountains of Mourning Phoenix Pick Chapbook
January 2017 Borders of Infinity Baen Books Collection 7
March 2022 Dreamweaver's Dilemma NESFA Press Collection 105
June 2023 Unrivaled: Four Groundbreaking Hugo & Nebula Winning Stories CAEZIK SF & Fantasy Anthology |3