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Check and Checkmate

Walter M. Miller, Jr.

First published January 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

In a world in which the Cold War never ended, American president John Smith XVI dares to re-open contact with the East after forty years of Big Silence. A comedy of masks ensues, with unexpected results. From the author of A Canticle for Leibowitz, this classic tale from the pulps originally appeared in 1953.

Publications (4)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1953 If, January 1953 Quinn Publishing Company, Inc.; Buffalo, NY MAGAZINE 4
May 1954 If, No. 7 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 4
July 2011 Check and Checkmate Aegypan Chapbook
May 2024 Check and Checkmate HardPress Publishing Chapbook