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The Tear

Ian McDonald

First published February 2008
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2009 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2009 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (16)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 2008 Galactic Empires Science Fiction Book Club Anthology 335
July 2009 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 585
July 2009 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 585
July 2009 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection Anthology
August 2009 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 22nd Annual Collection Robinson Anthology 662
September 2009 The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 22nd Annual Collection Robinson Anthology |662
January 2010 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition Prime Books Anthology
January 2010 The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition Prime Books Anthology 476
June 2010 The Hugo Award Showcase: 2010 Volume Prime Books Anthology 286
April 2014 Space Opera Prime Books Anthology |512
May 2014 Space Opera Prime Books Anthology 512
November 2015 Forever, Issue 10 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE |2
April 2016 The Best of Ian McDonald PS Publishing Collection
April 2016 The Best of Ian McDonald PS Publishing Collection 377
April 2016 The Best of Ian McDonald PS Publishing Collection
April 2019 Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone and The Tear JABberwocky Literary Agency Collection |2