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A Wife of Acorn, Leaf, and Rain

Dave Smeds

First published October 1998
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A rich widower hires a shapeshifter to impersonate his dead wife.

Notes

Part of the anthology Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Forthcoming.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2000 Nebula Award Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1998 Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers HarperPrism Anthology 139
November 2002 Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction Eos / HarperCollins Anthology 185
January 2003 Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC Anthology 185
February 2003 Embracing the Starlight Dark Regions Press Collection 61
September 2012 Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers: Magical Tales of Love and Seduction Open Road Integrated Media Anthology