| "26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Kij Johnson | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | July 2008 |
"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" is a fantasy short story by American writer Kij Johnson, published in 2008 in 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 [2] and the Asimov's readers' award for best short story.
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.