Kin

Bruce McAllister

First published	February 2006
Type	Short Fiction
Length	Short Story

Synopsis

"A young boy contacts an alien assassin in the hopes of saving his sister's life." (source: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/levar-burton-reads/episode/kin-by-bruce-mcallister-200144459">LeVar Burton Reads</a>)

External Links

escapepod.org Wikipedia

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Status
2007	Hugo Award	Best Short Story	Nominee/Finalist
2007	Locus Poll Award	Best Short Story	Nominee/Finalist

Publications (15)

Date	Publication	Publisher	Type	Page
February 2006	Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2006	Dell Magazines	MAGAZINE	102
May 2007	Escape Pod, EP108	Escape Artists, Inc.	MAGAZINE
July 2007	The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection	St. Martin's Griffin	Anthology	164
July 2007	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection	St. Martin's Griffin	Anthology	164
August 2007	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection	St. Martin's Griffin / SFBC	Anthology	192
August 2007	Kin	Fictionwise	Chapbook
September 2007	The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 20th Annual Collection	Robinson	Anthology	177
October 2007	The Girl Who Loved Animals and Other Stories	Golden Gryphon Press	Collection	42
August 2008	Mini-Masterpieces of Science Fiction	Infinivox	Anthology
August 2008	Mini-Masterpieces of Science Fiction	Infinivox	Anthology
August 2011	The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 20th Annual Collection	Robinson	Anthology	\|177
November 2011	Alien Contact	Night Shade Books	Anthology
January 2012	Alien Contact	Night Shade Books	Anthology	157
September 2012	The Girl Who Loved Animals and Other Stories	Cemetery Dance Publications	Collection
June 2017	LeVar Burton Reads, June 12, 2017	Stitcher	MAGAZINE	\|1