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Planet of Forgetting

James H. Schmitz

First published February 1965
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series The Hub Universe › The Hub

Synopsis

Heslet Quillan finds himself alone on a strange swamp planet, with no memory of how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he realizes that he is trying to save the Sigma File from falling into the hands of the Imperial Rala. (from bookreviews on <a href="https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ss44/books/pages/s/JamesHSchmitz.htm">www-users.york.ac.uk</a>).

Notes

This was the cover story in "Galaxy Magazine, February 1965", where it was mistakenly listed as "Planet of Forge" in the table of contents. It was adapted by {{A|Guy Gordon}} as "Forget It" for the collection Trigger & Friends, which was published in January 2001.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1966 Nebula Award Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1965 Galaxy Magazine, February 1965 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 160
1966 World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 Ace Books Anthology 87
1970 World's Best Science Fiction: Second Series Ace Books Anthology 87
December 2005 Original Edition of Edited Schmitz Stories Baen Books Collection |6
November 2006 Original Edition of Edited Schmitz Stories Baen Books Collection