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The Sun Spider

Lucius Shepard

First published April 1987
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A flamboyant scholar who searches for living creatures on the surface of the Sun gets a position on a research station in close orbit and brings along his wife of many years.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1988 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1987 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1987 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 36
June 1988 The 1988 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 121
June 1988 The 1988 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 121
August 1988 The 1988 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / SFBC Anthology 92
November 1988 The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook 1 Orbit Book / Futura Publications Anthology 27
November 1996 Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Tor Anthology 419
November 1996 Visions of Wonder: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Tor Anthology 419
March 1997 Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories Millennium / Orion Collection 205
March 1997 Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories Millennium / Orion Collection 205
March 1998 Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories Millennium / Orion Collection
March 1999 Beast of the Heartland and Other Stories Four Walls Eight Windows Collection 205
December 1999 Isaac Asimov's Solar System Ace Books Anthology 1