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The Peacock King

Larry McCombs & Ted White

First published November 1965
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

When hyperspace travel is discovered, it turns out to drive the travelers insane; so a pair of potential travelers are trained to withstand alterations in their perceived reality, in the hope that they will then be able to withstand whatever damaged the previous crew.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1966 Nebula Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1965 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1965 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 23
August 2009 The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF Running Press Anthology 309
August 2009 The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF Robinson Anthology 309
August 2009 The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF Robinson Anthology