"Eight Miles" is a
science fiction short story by
Sean McMullen. It was first published in ''
Analog Science Fiction
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'' in 2010.
Synopsis
In 1840,
hot air balloonist Harold Parkes is hired to perform an extended ascent to a hazardous altitude... and to bring a strange passenger with him.
Reception
"Eight Miles" was a finalist for the 2011
Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and was ranked second.
[2011 Hugo Awards]
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved December 22, 2019
References
External links
*{{isfdb title, 1155187
Works originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact