Title: The Nutcracker Coup
Title Record # 41099
Author: Janet Kagan
Date: 1992-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Janet Kagan
Date: 1992-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: First published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1992.
Synopsis: A homesick staff member of the human embassy to an alien planet indulges in some Christmas customs, which unexpectedly lead to a transformation of the alien society away from tyrannical monarchy towards individual liberty.
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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1 | 1993 Asimov's Readers' | Best Novelette |
1 | 1993 Hugo | Best Novelette |
Nomination | 1994 SF Chronicle | Novelette |
Nomination | 1994 Nebula | Novelette |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1992 | 1992-12-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Bantam Doubleday Dell Magazines | $2.50?$: US dollar |
180 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | David Cherry | ||
Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 | 1993-00-00 | ed. Brad Templeton | ClariNet Communications Corp. | 1-56941-012-7 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
0 | other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
anth | ||
Futurs à bascule | 1994-09-00 | ed. Patrice Duvic | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5379) | 2-266-06147-X | 287 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | W. Siudmak | ||
Christmas Magic | 1994-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-812-53447-6 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
434 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Nicholas Jainschigg | |
Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction | 1995-12-00 | ed. Sheila Williams | Wings Books | 0-517-12410-6 | $12.99?$: US dollar |
558 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Chris Moore | |
The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV | 1997-11-00 | ed. Gregory Benford | Baen | 0-671-87852-2 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
537 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
Isaac Asimov's Christmas | 1997-12-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois, Sheila Williams | Ace Books | 0-441-00491-1 | $5.99?$: US dollar |
viii+ 230 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Les Edwards | |
Season of Wonder | 2012-10-23 | ed. Paula Guran | Prime Books | 978-1-60701-359-4 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
382 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Nick Deligaris | |
Christmas Magic | 2016-11-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Tor | 978-0-7653-1580-9 | $18.99?$: US dollar |
494 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Alamy |