If You Take My Meaning
| First published | February 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
Synopsis
As an ex-smuggler and two-time reluctant revolutionary, Alyssa is used to staring into the razor-sharp jaws of death. But now she's embarking on the most terrifying adventure of her life—journeying into the darkness to become a new type of being, one who can help humanity to survive. And deep at the heart of the city in the middle of the night, the price of transformation could be higher, and more terrible, than Alyssa ever expected.
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hugo Award | Best Novelette | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2021 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novelette | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2021 | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Best Short Science Fiction | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (16)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2020 | Tor.com, February 11 2020 | Tor.com | MAGAZINE | |1 |
| February 2020 | If You Take My Meaning | Tor | Chapbook | |
| January 2021 | Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition | Tor.com | Anthology | |8 |
| August 2021 | We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 | Neon Hemlock Press | Anthology | 73 |
| August 2021 | We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 | Neon Hemlock Press | Anthology | |5 |
| September 2021 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 | Saga Press | Anthology | 465 |
| September 2021 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 | Saga Press | Anthology | |465 |
| November 2021 | Even Greater Mistakes | Titan Books | Collection | |4 |
| November 2021 | Even Greater Mistakes | Titan Books | Collection | |4 |
| November 2021 | Even Greater Mistakes | Tor | Collection | 28 |
| November 2021 | Even Greater Mistakes | Tor | Collection | |28 |
| November 2021 | Even Greater Mistakes | Recorded Books | Collection | |
| June 2022 | The Long List Anthology: Volume 7 | Diabolical Plots | Anthology | 279 |
| July 2022 | The Long List Anthology: Volume 7 | Diabolical Plots | Anthology | 279 |
| November 2022 | Even Greater Mistakes | Tor | Collection | 28 |
| July 2025 | We're Here: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | Neon Hemlock Press | Omnibus | |1.08 |