Synopsis
In a parallel universe where applied technology creates specialized golems for various tasks, animated by associating them with their True Names, a talented researcher into discovering these names is asked to help dispel the imminent extinction of humanity.
Notes
First published in Vanishing Acts, ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2000.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sidewise Awards for Alternate History | Best Short Form Alternate History | Winner |
| 2001 | Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2001 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2001 | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Best Short Science Fiction | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2001 | World Fantasy Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (27)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Vanishing Acts | Tor | Anthology | 321 |
| June 2001 | Year's Best SF 6 | Eos / HarperCollins | Anthology | 445 |
| July 2001 | Vanishing Acts | Tor | Anthology | 321 |
| July 2001 | Year's Best SF 6 | Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC | Anthology | 445 |
| July 2002 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Tor | Collection | 179 |
| August 2002 | Stories of Your Life and Others | St. Martin's Press | Collection | |
| July 2003 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Orb | Collection | 179 |
| February 2004 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Tor / Pan Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| January 2005 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Tor / Pan Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| May 2008 | Steampunk | Tachyon Publications | Anthology | 165 |
| October 2009 | Year's Best SF 6 | HarperCollins e-books | Anthology | |
| October 2010 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Small Beer Press | Collection | 147 |
| October 2010 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Small Beer Press | Collection | |
| February 2014 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Tantor Audio | Collection | |179 |
| May 2015 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Picador | Collection | 173 |
| June 2016 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Vintage Books | Collection | 147 |
| June 2016 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Vintage Books | Collection | 147 |
| November 2016 | Arrival | Vintage Books | Collection | |
| November 2016 | Arrival | Picador | Collection | 173 |
| November 2016 | Arrival | Picador | Collection | 173 |
| November 2016 | Arrival | Picador | Collection | |50 |
| April 2018 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Subterranean Press | Collection | 189 |
| June 2020 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Picador | Collection | 173 |
| September 2020 | Edited by | Subterranean Press | Anthology | 557 |
| September 2020 | Edited by | Subterranean Press | Anthology | 557 |
| January 2023 | Vanishing Acts | Open Road Integrated Media | Anthology | |321 |
| March 2024 | Stories of Your Life and Others | Picador | Collection |