<b>From the Penguin Random House website</b> In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning autistic adult, is a member of the lost generation, born at the wrong time to reap the rewards of medical science. He lives a low-key, independent life. But then he is offered a chance to try a brand-new experimental "cure" for his condition. With this treatment Lou would think and act and be just like everyone else. But if he was suddenly free of autism, would he still be himself? Would he still love the same classical music — with its complications and resolutions? Would he still see the same colors and patterns in the world—shades and hues that others cannot see? Most important, would he still love Marjory, a woman who may never be able to reciprocate his feelings? Now Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that might completely change the way he views the world ... and the very essence of who he is.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2004 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2004 | Nebula Award | Novel | Winner |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| November 2002 |
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Speed of Dark | Orbit | Novel | |
| 2003 |
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The Speed of Dark | Books on Tape | Novel | |
| January 2003 |
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The Speed of Dark | Ballantine Books | Novel | |
| January 2003 |
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The Speed of Dark | Ballantine Books / SFBC | Novel | |
| January 2003 |
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The Speed of Dark | The Easton Press | Novel | 1 |
| March 2004 |
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The Speed of Dark | Ballantine Books | Novel | 1 |
| March 2004 | The Speed of Dark | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| February 2005 |
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Urania #1495 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 7 |
| July 2005 |
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The Speed of Dark | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | |
| November 2005 |
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La vitesse de l'obscurité | Presses de la Cité | Novel | |
| 2007 |
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Die Geschwindigkeit des Dunkels | dtv | Novel | |
| 2009 |
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A sötét sebessége | Metropolis Media | Novel | |
| August 2010 |
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The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| August 2010 |
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The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| August 2010 |
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The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| December 2010 |
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Speed of Dark | Hachette Digital | Novel | |
| 2011 |
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Speed of Dark | Orbit | Novel | |
| April 2013 |
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The Speed of Dark | Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC | Novel | |
| August 2015 |
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The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| September 2015 |
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The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel | |
| September 2015 | The Speed of Dark | Brilliance Audio | Novel |