Shoggoths in Bloom
| "Shoggoths in Bloom" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Elizabeth Bear |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction/Horror (Cthulhu Mythos) novelette |
| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | March 2008 |
"Shoggoths in Bloom" is a science fiction novelette by Elizabeth Bear, originally published in the March 2008 issue of American magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, and subsequently republished in Bear's 2012 collection "Shoggoths in Bloom".[1] It was the winner of the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2]
Plot summary
In 1938, Paul Harding is a black college professor who has come to a coastal Maine village to study the wild shoggoths. As news reports of Kristallnacht appear in the background, Harding discovers the unexpected truth about shoggoths, and is faced with a difficult decision.
Footnotes
- ↑ Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear (Reviewed by Rahul Kanakia), by Rahul Kanakia, at Strange Horizons; published December 7, 2012; retrieved June 19, 2014
- ↑ The LOCUS Index to SF Awards
External links
- Shoggoths in Bloom title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- text of the story at Asimov's Science Fiction
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