Shoggoths in Bloom

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"Shoggoths in Bloom" is a science fiction novelette by Elizabeth Bear, originally published in the March 2008 issue of the American magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, and subsequently republished in Bear's 2012 collection Shoggoths in Bloom.[1]

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.

Reception

"Shoggoths" was the winner of the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2] Tor.com called it a "stand-out".[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear (Reviewed by Rahul Kanakia), by Rahul Kanakia, at Strange Horizons; published December 7, 2012; retrieved June 19, 2014
  2. ↑ The LOCUS Index to SF Awards Script error: No such module "webarchive".
  3. ↑ The Sharp Edge: Shoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear, reviewed by Lee Mandelo; published November 30, 2012; retrieved January 21, 2017

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External links

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