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The Highest Treason

Randall Garrett

First published January 1961
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

The human race is losing a war, partly because its misguided equality policies prevent anyone from excelling at anything. One promising strategist decides to use his illegal talents by defecting to the other side.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1962 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1961 Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, January 1961 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 8
May 1961 Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, May 1961 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 4
June 1987 Guns of Darkness Tor Anthology 340
April 1988 Space Wars Tor Anthology 171
1991 The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1960s Robinson Anthology 356
1991 The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1960s Carroll & Graf Anthology 356
July 1991 The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) DAW Books Anthology 13
July 1991 The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) DAW Books Anthology 13
1997 The Giant Book of New World SF: Short Novels of the 1960s The Book Company Anthology 356
January 2008 The Highest Treason Project Gutenberg Chapbook
June 2008 The Highest Treason LibriVox Chapbook
January 2011 The Bramble Bush, The Destroyers, The Highest Treason, A Spaceship Named McGuire; A Collection of Short Stories Benediction Classics Collection
February 2013 The Randall Garrett Megapack Wildside Press Omnibus |18
July 2016 There Will Be War Volume VI Castalia House Anthology |22