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Kiln People

David Brin

First published January 2002
Type Novel

When people can just "bake" a temporary replacement body in a kiln (pottery-oven) and "upload" their conscience into it, and when it "expires" just "download" the experiences into their own mind, dangerous jobs and extreme sports lose their danger, but not their appeal.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Nominee/Finalist
2003 Hugo Award Best Novel Runner-up
2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel Runner-up
2003 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Runner-up
2003 Nebula Award Novel Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 2002 Cover Kiln People Tor Novel 11
January 2002 Cover Kiln People Tor / SFBC Novel
May 2002 Cover Kil'n People Orbit Novel
December 2002 Cover Kiln People Tor Novel
December 2002 Cover Kil'n People Orbit Novel
July 2004 Cover Kil'n People Orbit Novel
2005 Cover Copy Heyne Novel
2009 Cover Dettó Metropolis Media Novel
December 2011 Cover Kil'n People Orbit Novel
May 2012 Cover Kiln People Audible Frontiers Novel
January 2023 Cover Kiln People Novel
January 2023 Cover Kiln People 4.9 MB Novel