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Man-Mountain Gentian

Howard Waldrop

First published September 1983
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A new kind of sumo wrestling has emerged, with telekinesis as an extra ingredient. One player has plans to retire. Another player doesn't play fair.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1984 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (13)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1983 Omni, September 1983 Omni Publications International Ltd. MAGAZINE 62
April 1984 The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection Bluejay Books Anthology 119
April 1984 The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection Bluejay Books Anthology 119
July 1986 Howard Who? Doubleday Collection 135
April 1987 The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. Anthology 41
September 1989 Strange Things in Close-Up: The Nearly Complete Howard Waldrop Legend Omnibus 175
July 2002 Future Sports Ace Books Anthology 40
August 2006 Howard Who? Small Beer Press Collection |176
November 2006 Howard Who? Small Beer Press Collection 176
December 2011 The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection Bluejay Books Anthology
January 2013 Future Games Prime Books Anthology 61
June 2013 Future Sports Baen Books Anthology |4
January 2026 Masters of Science Fiction: Howard Waldrop Centipede Press Collection 257