A Message to the King of Brobdingnag
| First published | May 1984 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
Synopsis
A scientific effort to develop plants which need little or no fertilizer goes wrong and creates a strain of algae which escapes into the wild and begins to overgrow all the rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novelette | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (7)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1984 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1984 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 72 |
| May 1984 | The Tithonian Factor and Other Stories | Gollancz | Collection | 123 |
| April 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection | Bluejay Books | Anthology | 113 |
| April 1985 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection | Bluejay Books | Anthology | 114 |
| November 1999 | Armageddons | Ace Books | Anthology | 75 |
| September 2012 | The Tithonian Factor | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| March 2013 | Armageddons | Baen Books | Anthology | |75 |