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The Woman Who Loved the Moon

Elizabeth A. Lynn

First published December 1979
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

When her two warrior sisters are killed in single combat by a mysterious woman, the surviving princess vows to take vengeance but instead is overcome by the beauty of her opponent, who reveals herself as the Moon Goddess and the two live in the Goddess' enchanted cave beneath the sea.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1980 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Winner

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1979 Amazons! DAW Books Anthology 188
December 1979 Amazons! DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 188
September 1981 The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories Berkley Books Collection 182
May 1984 Kindred Spirits: An Anthology of Gay and Lesbian Science Fiction Alyson Anthology 77
September 1984 The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories Berkley Books Collection |16
August 1986 Kindred Spirits: An Anthology of Gay and Lesbian Science Fiction Alyson Anthology 77
July 1990 Tales from a Vanished Country Pulphouse Publishing Collection 49
July 1990 Tales from a Vanished Country Pulphouse Publishing Collection 49
May 2012 The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories Gateway / Orion Collection