''The Man Who Bridged the Mist'' is a

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novella by Kij Johnson. It was first published in ''

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'' in October/November 2011, and subsequently republished in '' The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection'', in ''The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 6'', in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2012'', in '' Nebula Awards Showcase 2013'', in Johnson's collection ''At the Mouth of the River of Bees'', and as a chapbook from Phoenix Pick.Bibliography: The Man Who Bridged the Mist
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; retrieved September 7, 2014 In 2013, a

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version was published by Parian Publications. ‘The Man Who Bridged the Mist’ to Hit Iranian Bookshelves
at the Iran Book News Agency; published November 6, 2013; retrieved September 7, 2014

Synopsis

A vast Empire is split by an enormous river filled with a semisolid corrosive mist that is home to monsters... until Kit Meinem arrives to build a suspension bridge.

Reception

"Bridged" won the 2012

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2012 Hugo Awards
, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved September 7, 2014 and the 2011

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.Nebula Award Winners: 1965 – 2011
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; retrieved September 7, 2014 As well, it was a finalist for the 2011

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; however, Johnson withdrew it from consideration, as she was a Sturgeon juror.2012 Sturgeon Award Finalists
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''; published May 22, 2012; retrieved September 7, 2014

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describes the story as "hover(ing) half way between science fiction and fantasy," stating that he likes "the way the precise nature of the mist is never made clear".The Man Who Bridged the Mist
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, at KenLiu.name; published March 7, 2012; retrieved September 7, 2014

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Story history and reprints
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