"Souls" | |
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Short story by Joanna Russ | |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | science fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction |
Publication date | January 1982 [1] |
"Souls" is a 1982 science fiction novella by Joanna Russ. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in January 1982, [1] and subsequently republished in Terry Carr's The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12, [2] in Russ's 1984 collection Extra(ordinary) People, [3] as well as in the first volume of the Isaac Asimov/ Martin H. Greenberg-edited anthology The New Hugo Winners, [4] and in 1989 as half of a Tor Double Novel (with " Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by James Tiptree, Jr.). [5]
In 12th-century Germany, Radulphus tells the story of Radegunde, abbess of the abbey where he spent his childhood, and of what she did "when the Norsemen came" — and of how he discovered her true nature. [6]
"Souls" won the 1983 Hugo Award for Best Novella [1] and the Locus Award for Best Novella, [3] and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novella. [7]
Stephen Burt has described the story as "perfectly wrought". [8]
"Souls" | |
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Short story by Joanna Russ | |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | science fiction |
Publication | |
Published in | the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction |
Publication date | January 1982 [1] |
"Souls" is a 1982 science fiction novella by Joanna Russ. It was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in January 1982, [1] and subsequently republished in Terry Carr's The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12, [2] in Russ's 1984 collection Extra(ordinary) People, [3] as well as in the first volume of the Isaac Asimov/ Martin H. Greenberg-edited anthology The New Hugo Winners, [4] and in 1989 as half of a Tor Double Novel (with " Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by James Tiptree, Jr.). [5]
In 12th-century Germany, Radulphus tells the story of Radegunde, abbess of the abbey where he spent his childhood, and of what she did "when the Norsemen came" — and of how he discovered her true nature. [6]
"Souls" won the 1983 Hugo Award for Best Novella [1] and the Locus Award for Best Novella, [3] and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novella. [7]
Stephen Burt has described the story as "perfectly wrought". [8]