Title: At the Eschaton
Title Record # 44206
Author: Charles Sheffield
Date: 1995-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Current Tags: cryopreservation (1), love (1), far future (1), no aliens (1), evolution of mankind (1) Add Tags
Author: Charles Sheffield
Date: 1995-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Note: The novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow was based on this title.
Synopsis: When a man's wife is dying from an incurable disease, he has her preserved cryogenically, then joins her; he is periodically revived but no cure is yet available and he is preserved again, as the human race evolves.
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Current Tags: cryopreservation (1), love (1), far future (1), no aliens (1), evolution of mankind (1) Add Tags
Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1996 Locus | Best Novella |
| Nominations Below Cutoff | 1996 Hugo | Best Novella |
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Futures | 1995-12-00 | ed. Gregory Benford | Tor | 0-312-85639-3 | $23.95?$: US dollar |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton |  |
| Far Futures | 1996-03-00 | ed. Gregory Benford | Tor / SFBC | 11254 | $11.98?$: US dollar |
348 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| Far Futures | 1997-09-00 | ed. Gregory Benford | Tor | 0-312-86379-9 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
348 | 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 | Drive Communications | |