Burn (novella)

"Burn"
Author	James Patrick Kelly
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction novella
Publication type	Book
Publication date	2005

"Burn" is a science fiction novella published in 2005 by James Patrick Kelly. It won the 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novella.^[1]

Plot summary

The story follows Prosper Gregory Leung, a farmer who has been recruited to help fight forest fires on his home planet of Walden. After being injured in the line of duty, he is sent to recover in a hospital where he ends up contacting the High Gregory, a young ruler on the planet Kenning. In the course of talking with the High Gregory, Spur unknowingly brings the young "luck maker" and several other young diplomats to Walden.

Footnotes

^ The Locus Index to SF Awards

External links

Burn – a free HTML version of the story.
Burn by James Patrick Kelly at BestScienceFictionStories.com – A short review of the novella and resources for finding it.

Nebula Award for Best Novella (2001–present)

2001–present	The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2001) · Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk (2002) · Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003) · The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams (2004) · Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2005) · Burn by James Patrick Kelly (2006) · Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress (2007) · The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro (2008) · The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2009)

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