"The Sharing of Flesh" | |
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Author | Poul Anderson |
Genre(s) | Science fiction |
Publisher | Galaxy Science Fiction |
Publication date | 1968 |
"The Sharing of Flesh" is a science fiction novelette by Poul Anderson. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1969, and was nominated for a Nebula Award.
After a galactic dark age, humanity sends and expedition to a primitive human planet, where all cultures practice cannibalism as a rite of manhood. When one of the expedition members is brutally killed, his wife embarks on a mission of vengeance.