The Starry Rift (Tiptree novel)

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The Starry Rift
Cover
First edition cover
Author James Tiptree, Jr
Cover artist Dave Archer
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction
Published 1986 by Tor Books
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 250 pp
Awards 1986 Locus Magazine Poll Award for Best Novella
1986 SF Chronicle Award for Best Novella
ISBN 978-0-3129-3744-7
OCLC 13715581
813.54
LC Class PS3570.I66

The Starry Rift is a linked science fiction short story collection by James Tiptree, Jr first published in 1986 by Tor Books.[1] It takes place in the same universe as several other works by Tiptree, most notably her 1985 novel Brightness Falls from the Air.[2]

Contents

The Starry Rift contains the following stories:[3]

  • "In the Great Central Library of Deneb University"
  • "The Only Neat Thing to Do" (Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1985)
  • "Good Night, Sweethearts" (Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1986)
  • "Collision" (Originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1986)

Awards

Though the collection itself did not garner any awards, the short story "The Only Neat Thing to Do" received several honors and nominations.[4]

  • 1986 Nebula Award for Best Novella — Nominated
  • 1986 SF Chronicle Award for Best Novella — Won
  • 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novella — Nominated
  • 1986 Locus Magazine Poll Award for Best Novella — First Place

References

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  3. The Starry Rift, Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) listing, Retrieved June 11, 2013
  4. "The Only Neat Thing to Do" ISFDB. Retrieved June 11, 2013


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