Title: The Bruising of Qilwa
Title Record # 3061501
Author: Naseem Jamnia
Date: 2022-08-09
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: naseemwrites.com
Language: English
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Author: Naseem Jamnia
Date: 2022-08-09
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: naseemwrites.com
Language: English
Note: 42K words according to Kobo USA as of 2022-07-26. The author calls it a novella but it appears to be a bit too long to qualify as one.
This short novel is an expanded version of the novelette "Nothing Less Than Bones"
Synopsis: Fizur and their family flee to a neighbouring country, when the harassment of their nationality escalates to killings. Fizur is a magic user, but has to hide exactly which kind. Established as a healer in their new home, they discover that a new kind of disease is spreading.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Nomination | 2023 World Fantasy | Best Novella |
| Finalists | 2023 Locus | Best First Novel |
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Nominations Below Cutoff ⓘAccording to the voting statistics released on 2024-01-20, there were 35 nominations with 18.23 final points.
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2023 Hugo | Best Novella |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Bruising of Qilwa | 2022-08-09 | Naseem Jamnia | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-61696-378-1 | $15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
179 | 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. |
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| The Bruising of Qilwa | 2022-08-09 | Naseem Jamnia | Tachyon Publications | 978-1-61696-379-8 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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Reviews
- Review by Stephen Case (2022) in Strange Horizons, 21 September 2022
- Review by Jack Deighton (2022) in ParSec, Autumn 2022