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Deep Blue Jump

Dean Whitlock

First published September 2023
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Because of global warming a new drug has emerged: indigo berries that grow in a small area of a desert. They're hard to get to, so child slaves are invented once more.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 2023 Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2023 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 22
November 2024 The Year's Best Science Fiction on Earth 2 Infinivox Anthology 23
November 2024 The Year's Best Science Fiction on Earth 2 Infinivox Anthology |3
May 2025 Forever, May 2025 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE 58