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The Lotus and the Spear

Mike Resnick

First published August 1992
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Kirinyaga #7

Synopsis

In the Kikuyu tribe, a young man has died. It looks like suicide. Maybe there have been 3 suicides.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1992 HOMer Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1993 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1993 Nebula Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1992 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1992 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 16
1993 Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 ClariNet Communications Corp. Anthology |2.33
March 1998 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 174
May 1998 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC Collection 174
June 1999 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 174
April 2009 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Del Rey / Ballantine Collection
August 2012 Win Some, Lose Some ISFiC Press Collection |15
August 2012 Win Some, Lose Some: The Hugo Award Winning (and Nominated) Short Science Fiction and Fantasy of Mike Resnick ISFiC Press Collection |15
April 2016 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Audible Studios Collection |174
April 2016 Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio Collection |174