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- ↑ 2020 Prometheus Novel and Hall of Fame Winners, by Mike Glyer; at File 770; published July 10, 2020; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ↑ SOFT AND OTHERS: 16 Stories of Wonder and Dread, reviewed in Kirkus Reviews ; published April 15, 1989
- ↑ Raymond's Reviews #78, published September 5, 1990; retrieved November 12, 2020
