The Tyranny of Distance single work   short story   science fiction  
Is part of Twinmaker Sean Williams , 2013 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Tyranny of Distance
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'Part of the Twinmaker series, this story follows Maudlin Tom, a father working through the loss of his son by following the journey his son had planned. What he discovers in a sleepy rural town lands him in the midst of danger and destruction, but Tom cannot turn away from those that could be saved.'

Source: Magazine blurb.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon SQ Mag no. 14 30 April 2014 8326938 2014 periodical issue

    Special issue devoted to Australiana.

         2014
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Star Quake 3 : SQ Mag's Best of 2014 Sophie Yorkston (editor), Victoria : IFWG Publishing Inc , 2015 9436635 2015 anthology short story Victoria : IFWG Publishing Inc , 2015
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    y separately published work icon The View from the End of the World Andromeda Spaceways Magazine Special Issue April Amy Gordon (editor), 2020 19773739 2020 periodical issue

    'Attention all passengers - this is your Captain speaking!

    'If you have been watching the news, you will know that the people of Earth are currently suffering through a pandemic known as “COVID-19.” For those of you who are not students of history, various worlds have experienced similar pandemics in the past such as the “Clone-Killing Nanovirus,’’ the “Great Plague of Middle Earth,” the “Shame” of Betelgeuse 5, and, of course, the always insidious “Cooties.”

    'We here at Andromeda Spaceways take the health and wellbeing of our passengers very seriously and will be following the strict guidelines developed in the wake of the aforementioned pandemics in order to keep everyone safe throughout their journey.'

    Source: Editorial (p.1).

    Special issue of Andromeda Spaceways Magazine containing eleven apocalyptic stories by Sean Williams, released during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author describes the collection as the result of a request by editor Amy Gordon for 'a story or two that might gel with the times' (p.3).

         2020     pg. 119-136
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