Oceanic (novella)
"Oceanic" | |
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Short story by Greg Egan | |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction novella |
Publication | |
Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
Publication type | Magazine |
Publication date | August 1998 |
"Oceanic" is a science fiction novella by Australian writer Greg Egan, published in 1998. It won the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
Publication history
"Oceanic" was first published in the August 1998 edition of Asimov's Science Fiction by Dell Magazines. Editor Gardner Dozois republished it in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection (1999) and The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels (2007). It was again republished in Greg Egan's collection Dark Integers and Other Stories (2008) and in Egan's collections Oceanic (2009)[1] and The Best of Greg Egan (2019).
Reception
Reviews
Russell Letson, writing in the Locus Magazine, says that the novella "edges into extreme post-human and/or far-future territory, but that story’s armature is a kind of bildungsroman" and "is a whole novel’s worth of material that remains background."[2]
Awards
In 1999, "Oceanic" won the Hugo Award for Best Novella, Locus Award best novella, and Asimov's Reader Poll for best novella.[3][4][5] It also won two foreign short story awards: the 2000 Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award and the 2001 Seiun Award.[6][7] "Oceanic" was also a finalist in the 1998 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story, a long list nominee for the 1999 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award, and a short-list nominee for the 1999 HOMer Award for best novella.[8][9][10]
Synopsis
The story follows Martin, a Freelander living on the oceans of Covenant. As a boy he has a religious experience that shapes his life for years to come. As he grows into manhood his experiences and studies begin to conflict with his deep rooted faith. Eventually he joins a small circle of scholars studying the effects of one of Covenant’s most abundant microbes as his views of life change dramatically.
References
- ^ "Bibliography: Oceanic". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ Letson, Russell (2019-06-14). "Russell Letson Reviews The Best of Greg Egan by Greg Egan". Locus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Hugo Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Locus Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Asimov's Reader Poll". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Seiun Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 HOMer Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
External links
- Oceanic title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Egan, Greg Egan. Oceanic. Full text online.
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