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The Future Is Blue

Catherynne M. Valente

First published July 2016
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Garbagetown #1

Notes

This story comprises approximately the first quarter of the novella "The Past Is Red".

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2017 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Winner

Publications (21)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 2016 Drowned Worlds Solaris Anthology 353
July 2016 Drowned Worlds Solaris Anthology 353
July 2016 Drowned Worlds Solaris Anthology
April 2017 The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven Solaris Anthology |17
April 2017 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven Solaris Anthology 17
July 2017 The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2017 Edition Prime Books Anthology 25
October 2017 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 Mariner Books Anthology 167
October 2017 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 Mariner Books Anthology |167
July 2018 The Future Is Blue Subterranean Press Collection 7
July 2018 The Future Is Blue Subterranean Press Collection
March 2019 Clarkesworld, March 2019 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE 91
June 2019 Wastelands: The New Apocalypse Titan Books Anthology 489
June 2019 Wastelands: The New Apocalypse Titan Books Anthology |34
April 2020 Wastelands: The New Apocalypse Titan Books Anthology |34
July 2021 The Past Is Red Tor.com Collection 1
July 2021 The Past Is Red Tor.com Collection |1
July 2021 The Past Is Red Dreamscape Media Collection |1
September 2021 The Past Is Red Dreamscape Media Collection |1
September 2021 The Past Is Red Dreamscape Media Collection |1
2023 The Best of Catherynne M. Valente: Volume One Subterranean Press Collection 155
April 2023 The Best of Catherynne M. Valente: Volume One Subterranean Press Collection 155