''The Starry Rift'' is a linked
science fiction
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short story
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collection by
James Tiptree, Jr first published in 1986 by
Tor Books
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.
It takes place in the same universe as several other works by Tiptree, most notably her 1985 novel ''
Brightness Falls from the Air
''Brightness Falls from the Air'' is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writer James Tiptree Jr., set in the same fictional universe as the stories in her 1986 collection '' The Starry Rift''.
Synopsis
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Contents
''The Starry Rift'' contains the following stories:
* "In the Great Central Library of Deneb University"
* "The Only Neat Thing to Do" (Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1985)
* "Good Night, Sweethearts" (Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1986)
* "Collision" (Originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1986)
Awards
Though the collection itself did not garner any awards, the short story "The Only Neat Thing to Do" received several honors and nominations.
"The Only Neat Thing to Do"
' ISFDB. Retrieved June 11, 2013
* 1986
Nebula Award
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for Best Novella — Nominated
* 1986 SF Chronicle Award for Best Novella — Won
* 1986
Hugo Award
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for Best Novella — Nominated
* 1986
Locus Magazine
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Poll Award for Best Novella — First Place
References
Short story collections by James Tiptree Jr.
1986 short story collections
Tor Books books
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