Title: Umbernight
Title Record # 2321735
Author: Carolyn Ives Gilman
Date: 2018-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: clarkesworldmagazine.com
Language: English
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Author: Carolyn Ives Gilman
Date: 2018-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: clarkesworldmagazine.com
Language: English
Synopsis: A human colony on a harsh planet with decades-long winters during which a binary of the sun irradiates the planet with high-energy radiation, risks sending out an expedition in an attempt to retrieve the contents of the last unmanned supply ship from Earth before winter sets in.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2019 Locus | Best Novella |
| Finalists | 2019 Sturgeon | Best Short Science Fiction |
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Nominations Below Cutoff ⓘ82 nominations with 32.73 points
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2019 Hugo | Best Novella |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkesworld, February 2018 | 2018-02-00 | ed. Neil Clarke | Wyrm Publishing | $3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
mag | Artur Sadlos | |||
| Clarkesworld, February 2018 | 2018-02-00 | ed. Neil Clarke | Wyrm Publishing | 978-1-890464-94-3 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
mag | Artur Sadlos | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 | 2019-06-18 | ed. Rich Horton | Prime Books | 978-1-60701-531-4 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
576 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Tithi Luadthong | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 | 2019-07-02 | ed. Neil Clarke | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-988-7 | $19.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiii+ 599 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Mack Sztaba | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 | 2019-07-02 | ed. Neil Clarke | Night Shade Books | 978-1-949102-08-6 | $34.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxiv+ 600 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Mack Sztaba | |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 | 2019-07-02 | ed. Neil Clarke | Night Shade Books | 978-1-59780-620-6 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Mack Sztaba | ||
| The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 | 2019-08-04 | ed. Rich Horton | Prime Books | 978-1-60701-534-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Tithi Luadthong | ||
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 | 2019-10-03 | ed. Neil Clarke | Recorded Books | 978-1-9800-5969-1 | $41.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
anth | Mack Sztaba | ||
| The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 | 2019-11-04 | ed. Allan Kaster | Infinivox | 978-1-7010-7305-0 | $16.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
299 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Maurizio Manzieri | |
| The Long List Anthology: Volume 5 | 2019-11-17 | ed. David Steffen | Diabolical Plots | 978-1-7079-5742-2 | $17.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ix+ 442 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Amanda Makepeace | |
| The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3 | 2019-11-21 | ed. Allan Kaster | Infinivox | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Maurizio Manzieri | |||
| The Long List Anthology: Volume 5 | 2019-12-16 | ed. David Steffen | Diabolical Plots | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Amanda Makepeace |