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Can These Bones Live?

Ted Reynolds

First published March 1979
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A woman resurrected by visiting aliens long after the extinction of humanity debates whether to request the resurrection of the rest of the race, and how to convince the aliens to do so.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1979 Analog Award Best Short Story Winner
1980 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1980 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1979 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 1979 Condé Nast MAGAZINE 58
May 1980 The 1980 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 252
May 1980 The 1980 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 252
September 1980 The 1980 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / SFBC Anthology 246
December 1980 The Analog Anthology #1 Davis Publications Anthology 366
1981 Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology The Dial Press Anthology 366
1982 Fifty Years of the Best Science Fiction from Analog Davis Publications Anthology 366
December 1985 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Nine DAW Books Anthology 252
December 1985 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Nine DAW Books Anthology 252