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Solitaire

Karl Schroeder

First published April 1993
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

An escaped political prisoner takes ship with a Solitaire, one of a species of highly intelligent, solitary aliens who lack language. In her travels with it she learns the real value of companionship, as well as what it means to be truly alone.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1993 Figment: Tales from the Imagination, Spring 1993 Figment Press MAGAZINE 4
April 1997 Cover Cosmic Visions, April 1997 Cosmic Visions Publishing MAGAZINE
March 2005 Cover The Engine of Recall Robert J. Sawyer Books Collection 181
July 2006 Cover The Engine of Recall Robert J. Sawyer Books Collection 181