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"Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" is a 2009 science fiction novelette by American writer Eugie Foster. It was first published in Interzone , and has subsequently been republished in Apex Magazine , in The Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 , and in The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF; as well, it has been translated into Czech, [1] French, [2] Italian, [3] Spanish, [4] Romanian, [5] and Hungarian, [6] and an audio version was released on Escape Pod . [7]

Eugie Foster American writer

Eugie Foster was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including Fantasy Magazine, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Interzone. Her collection of short stories, Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, was published in 2009. She won the 2009 Nebula Award and was nominated for multiple other Nebula, BSFA, and Hugo Awards. The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction is given in her honour.

<i>Interzone</i> (magazine) British fantasy and science fiction magazine

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Synopsis

In a world where people's roles, identities, and personalities all depend on which mask they wear on any given day, one man discovers the concept of rebellion.

Reception

"Sinner, Baker" won the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, [8] and was nominated for the 2009 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction [9] and the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novelette [10]

Nebula Award for Best Novelette award for the best science fiction or fantasy fiction in the United States

The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,500 and 17,500 words; awards are also given out for pieces of longer lengths in the Novel and Novella categories, and for shorter lengths in the Short Story category. To be eligible for Nebula Award consideration a novelette must be published in English in the United States. Works published in English elsewhere in the world are also eligible provided they are released on either a website or in an electronic edition. The Nebula Award for Best Novelette has been awarded annually since 1966. The Nebula Awards have been described as one of "the most important of the American science fiction awards" and "the science-fiction and fantasy equivalent" of the Emmy Awards.

Hugo Award for Best Novelette literary award for science fiction or fantasy stories in English

The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The novelette award is available for works of fiction of between 7,500 and 17,500 words; awards are also given out in the short story, novella and novel categories. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".

Gardner Dozois considered it an "elegantly strange slipstreamish fantasy". [11] Jason Sanford described it as "beautifully written and fast-paced", [12] while Rachel Swirsky called it a "mix of high concept and colorful images". [13] Tangent Online rated it three stars, [14] while Black Gate commended Foster for producing an ending which goes counter to readers' expectations. [15]

Gardner Dozois American science fiction editor

Gardner Raymond Dozois was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of The Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies (1984–present) and was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine (1984–2004), garnering multiple Hugo and Locus Awards for those works almost every year. He also won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story twice. He was inducted to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011.

Jason Sanford is an American science fiction author best known for his short story writing. His fiction has been published in Interzone, Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Year's Best SF 14, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show and other magazines and anthologies. He also founded the literary magazine storySouth and runs their annual Million Writers Award for best online short stories.

<i>Tangent Online</i>

Tangent Online is an online magazine launched in its online incarnation in 1997, though it began as a print magazine in 1993. Tangent Online is edited by Dave Truesdale, with web-hoster Eric James Stone. The magazine covers reviews of science fiction and fantasy short fiction as well as providing classic interviews, articles, and editorials. According to the late SF historian Sam Moskowitz, Tangent was the first of its kind in the history of the SF field to review short science fiction and fantasy exclusively.

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References

  1. ↑ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" Czech reprint in Pevnost, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 12, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  2. ↑ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" French reprint in Ténèbres, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 17, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  3. ↑ New Sale: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest" Italian reprint in Robot!, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published May 19, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  4. ↑ Back in Atlanta, Spanish Sale of "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest", by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published June 2, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  5. ↑ New Sale: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest” Romanian reprint in Helion; by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published March 2, 2011; retrieved August 26, 2016
  6. ↑ JordonCon Schedule & Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest Now Out in Hungarian in April’s Galaktika, by Eugie Foster, at LiveJournal; published April 4, 2011; retrieved August 26, 2016
  7. ↑ Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; retrieved August 26, 2016
  8. ↑ Science Fiction Awards Database: Nebula Awards 2010, at Locus; retrieved August 26, 2016
  9. ↑ BSFA Award Finalists Named, by Charlie Jane Anders, at Io9; published January 27, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  10. ↑ 2010 Hugo Awards at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 26, 2016
  11. ↑ Locus issue 580 (May 2009)
  12. ↑ Story of the Week: "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" by Eugie Foster, by Jason Sanford, at JasonSanford.com; published January 19, 2009; retrieved August 26, 2016
  13. ↑ Friday Read! Eugie Foster’s “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast”, by Rachel Swirsky, at RachelSwirsky.com; published July 1, 2016; retrieved August 26, 2016
  14. ↑ Tangent Online Recommended Reading List--2009, by Dave Truesdale; published March 7, 2010; retrieved August 26, 2016
  15. ↑ Short Fiction Review #14: Interzone #220/February 2009, by "Soyka"; in Black Gate ; published March 5, 2009; retrieved August 26, 2016
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