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The Mountain to Mohammed

Nancy Kress

First published April 1992
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Via a gene test people are sorted into those who can get health insurance and the rest. Jesse is willing to treat the uninsurables, in secrecy.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1993 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1993 Hugo Award Best Short Story Runner-up
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Runner-up
1993 Nebula Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (13)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1992 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 96
1993 Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 ClariNet Communications Corp. Anthology |2.32
June 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 123
June 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 123
September 1993 Best New SF 7 Robinson Anthology 123
September 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology 123
October 1993 The Aliens of Earth Arkham House Collection 244
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harvest / Harcourt Brace Anthology 160
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harcourt Brace Anthology 160
November 1996 Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Tor Anthology 585
November 1996 Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Tor Anthology 585
March 2012 The Body Human: Three Stories of Future Medicine Phoenix Pick Collection 92
March 2012 The Body Human: Three Stories of Future Medicine Phoenix Pick Collection |92