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In Alien Flesh

Gregory Benford

First published September 1978
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A man is hired to assist in the dangerous task of communicating with giant pelagic aliens, who can only be contacted by directly connecting with their nervous system from inside their bodies.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1979 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1978 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1978 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 6
May 1979 The 1979 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 96
May 1979 The 1979 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 96
August 1979 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection E. P. Dutton Anthology 172
August 1980 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection Dell Anthology 313
August 1980 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection Dell Anthology 313
October 1980 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection Dell Anthology 313
December 1984 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight DAW Books Anthology 96
March 1986 In Alien Flesh Tor Collection 3
January 1988 In Alien Flesh Tor Collection 3
July 1988 In Alien Flesh Gollancz Collection 3
March 1989 In Alien Flesh VGSF Collection 3
March 1989 In Alien Flesh VGSF Collection 3
October 2011 In Alien Flesh Gateway / Orion Collection |3
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection 47
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection |47
August 2015 The Best of Gregory Benford Subterranean Press Collection 47