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The Last Step

Zenna Henderson

First published February 1958
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A teacher on an alien planet finds herself irrationally annoyed by the game played by a certain group of children. Over several days she watches their progress, sometimes helping or hindering them. Then she discovers, too late, that the game was more important than she thought possible.

Publications (13)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1958 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1958 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 47
December 1959 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1959 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 2
1965 The Anything Box Doubleday Collection 190
1966 The Anything Box Gollancz Collection 190
March 1967 The Anything Box The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 190
1969 The Anything Box Panther Collection 178
February 1969 The Anything Box Avon Collection 178
December 1977 The Anything Box Avon Collection 178
July 1978 The Anything Box Avon Collection 178
1980 The Anything Box Avon Collection 178
February 2020 Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson NESFA Press Collection 167
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February 2020 Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson NESFA Press Collection