The Sharing of Flesh

"The Sharing of Flesh"
Author Poul Anderson
Genre(s) Science fiction
Publisher Galaxy Science Fiction
Publication date 1968

"The Sharing of Flesh" (also published as "The Dipteroid Phenomenon") is a science fiction novelette by Poul Anderson. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction (December 1968), it won a 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and was nominated for a 1969 Nebula Award.[1] The story has appeared in the collections The Night Face & Other Stories (1979), The Dark Between the Stars (1981),[1] Winners (1981), and The Long Night (1983).[2]

Plot summary

After a galactic dark age, humanity sends an 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S)". Scifi.darkroastedblend.com. September 2006.
  2. Wagner, Thomas M. (1997). "SF Review: The Dark Between the Stars (1981)". SFReviews.net.

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