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Light Up the Clouds

Greg Egan

First published March 2021
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

This intelligent species has several branches. One group left. One group stayed behind and adapted to a new environment, living in trees far above a surface with too much pressure. But now the former group is back, and that represents a threat.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2022 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (6)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 2021 Asimov's Science Fiction, March-April 2021 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 168
June 2022 The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 6 Infinivox Anthology |2
September 2022 The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 6 Infinivox Anthology |2
April 2023 Sleep and the Soul Greg Egan Collection 229
April 2023 Sleep and the Soul Greg Egan Collection 229
May 2023 Sleep and the Soul Greg Egan Collection