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The Brains of Rats

Michael Blumlein

First published June 1986
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A scientist develops a virus which can determine the sex of humans.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1987 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1986 Interzone, Summer 1986 MAGAZINE 24
August 1987 Interzone: The 2nd Anthology Simon & Schuster UK Anthology 34
January 1988 Interzone: The 2nd Anthology St. Martin's Press Anthology 34
August 1988 Interzone: The 2nd Anthology New English Library Anthology 46
October 1989 The Brains of Rats Scream/Press Collection 1
September 1990 The Brains of Rats Scream/Press Collection 1
October 1993 The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 W. W. Norton & Company Anthology 633
March 1997 The Brains of Rats Dell Collection 1
June 1999 The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 W. W. Norton & Company Anthology 633
March 2015 Lightspeed, March 2015 Lightspeed Magazine MAGAZINE |30
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology 991
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology |95
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC Anthology 991
December 2023 Short Subterranean Press Collection 7