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Matter's End

Gregory Benford

First published March 1991
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

An American scientist travels to India to confirm, that an experiment has confirmed that protons decay. Conditions in India are harsh, and scientists aren't popular.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
1993 Nebula Award Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (28)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1991 Matter's End Cheap Street Chapbook
June 1991 Full Spectrum 3 Doubleday Foundation Anthology 212
June 1991 Full Spectrum 3 Doubleday Foundation Anthology 212
June 1991 Full Spectrum 3 Doubleday Foundation Anthology 212
June 1992 Full Spectrum 3 Bantam Spectra Anthology 212
July 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 243
July 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 243
August 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology 243
October 1992 Best New SF 6 Robinson Anthology 243
1993 Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 ClariNet Communications Corp. Anthology |5.31
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harvest / Harcourt Brace Anthology 52
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harcourt Brace Anthology 52
1995 The Giant Book of Fantastic SF Magpie Books Anthology 243
January 1995 Matter's End Bantam Spectra Collection 236
January 1995 Matter's End The Easton Press Collection 236
June 1996 Matter's End Gollancz Collection
July 1997 Matter's End Vista Collection 236
March 2002 Immersion and Other Short Novels Five Star Collection 117
March 2002 Immersion and Other Short Novels Five Star Collection 117
November 2002 The Hard SF Renaissance Tor Anthology 201
December 2002 The Hard SF Renaissance Tor / SFBC Anthology 201
October 2003 The Hard SF Renaissance Orb Anthology 201
April 2011 The Hard SF Renaissance Orb Anthology 201
October 2011 Matter's End Gateway / Orion Collection |236
July 2013 Immersion and Other Short Novels Gateway / Orion Collection
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection 193
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection |193
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection 193