26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss

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"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss"
Author Kij Johnson
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy
Published in Asimov's Science Fiction
Publication type Magazine
Publication dateJuly 2008

"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" is a fantasy short story by American writer Kij Johnson, published in 2008 on the American magazine Asimov's Science Fiction . It was nominated for the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. [1] It won the 2009 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction and the Asimov's readers' award for best short story.

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Plot summary

Aimee has bought a travelling monkey show, wherein 26 monkeys do a variety of tricks and then vanish. She tries to figure out how the vanishing happens.

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References

  1. "The LOCUS Index to SF Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
Preceded by
Theodora Goss
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction winner
2009
Succeeded by
Karen Joy Fowler