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- ↑ See list of nominees for Lambda Literary Awards, 2007 Lambda Literary Awards winners and nominees for science fiction, fantasy and horror and Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, 2008 Gaylactic Spectrum Award winners and nominees for best novel
- ↑ See Amazon.com's Omnivoracious Blog
- ↑ Slattery, B.F., Liberation, (Tor 2008), p. 303.
- ↑ John DeNardo (March 30, 2013). "WINNER: 2013 Philip K. Dick Award". SF Signal . Retrieved March 31, 2013.
