Title: The Voluntary State
Title Record # 194438
Author: Christopher Rowe
Date: 2004-05-05
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Voluntary State
Language: English
Current Tags: interstate conflict (1), sentient machines (1), United States (1), mind control (1), fantastical elements (1), magical realism (1) Add Tags
Author: Christopher Rowe
Date: 2004-05-05
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Voluntary State
Language: English
Synopsis: In a strange reality where automobiles and other machines seem sentient and other anomalies abound, a Tennessee resident is kidnaping by a raiding party from Kentucky whose mission is to destroy the ruler of Tennessee who apparently controls the minds of the state's residents.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2005 Sturgeon | Best Short Science Fiction |
| 5 | 2005 Hugo | Best Novelette |
| 7 | 2005 Locus | Best Novelette |
| Nomination | 2005 Nebula | Novelette |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sci Fiction, May 5, 2004 | 2004-05-05 | ed. Ellen Datlow | SciFi.com | webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook". |
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| Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 | 2005-01-00 | ed. Karen Haber, Jonathan Strahan | ibooks | 1-59019-543-4 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth |  |
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| Science Fiction: The Best of 2004 | 2005-02-00 | ed. Karen Haber, Jonathan Strahan | ibooks | 1-4165-0404-4 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
xii+ 404 |
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 | Danny Cardle | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | 2005-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 0-312-33659-4 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
xl+ 663 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stephan Martiniere | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | 2005-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin | 0-312-33660-8 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
xl+ 663 |
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 | Stephan Martiniere | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection | 2005-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | St. Martin's Griffin / SFBC | 1188574 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
lii+ 822 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Stephan Martiniere | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 18th Annual Collection | 2005-09-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 1-84529-116-6 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
xlv+ 722 |
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 | ||
| Beyond Singularity | 2005-12-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-01363-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
xi+ 288 |
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 | Ben Gibson | |
| Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 | 2006-03-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Roc / New American Library | 0-451-46064-2 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
viii+ 372 |
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 | |
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| Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology | 2007-10-01 | ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel | Tachyon Publications | 1-892391-53-8 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 424 |
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 | Patty Nason | |
| The Year's Best Science Fiction (vol. III) | 2008-05-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Editura Nemira (Nautilus) | 978-973-143-175-8 | 736 | 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 | Stephan Martiniere | ||
| Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 | 2009-07-00 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Roc / New American Library | 978-1-101-09522-5 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology | 2010-11-13 | ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-892391-61-2 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Patty Nason | |
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| The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 18th Annual Collection | 2012-03-01 | ed. Gardner Dozois | Robinson | 978-1-78033-721-0 | £2.49?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |
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| 25 minutos en el futuro: Nueva ciencia ficción norteamericana | 2013-00-00 |
ed.
Bernardo Fernández?Bernardo Fernandez , Pepe Rojo |
Almadía (Narrativa (Editorial Almadía)) | 978-607-516-291-1 / 3375 | MX$399.00?Mx$: Mexican dollars |
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 | |||
| Beyond Singularity | 2013-06-15 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen | 978-1-62579-139-9 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Ron Miller | ||
| Telling the Map | 2017-07-11 | Christopher Rowe | Small Beer Press | 978-1-61873-132-6 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
269 | 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. |
coll | Kathleen Jennings | |
| Telling the Map | 2017-07-17 | Christopher Rowe | Small Beer Press | 978-1-61873-133-3 | $9.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Kathleen Jennings |
Reviews
- Review by Rich Horton (2004) in Locus, #521 June 2004