Burn (novella)

"Burn"
Author	James Patrick Kelly
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction novella
Publication type	Book
Publication date	2005

"Burn" is a science fiction novella published in 2005 by James Patrick Kelly. It won the 2007 Nebula Award for Best Novella.^[1]

Plot summary

The story follows Prosper Gregory Leung, a farmer who has been recruited to help fight forest fires on his home planet of Walden. After being injured in the line of duty, he is sent to recover in a hospital where he ends up contacting the High Gregory, a young ruler on the planet Kenning. In the course of talking with the High Gregory, Spur unknowingly brings the young "luck maker" and several other young diplomats to Walden.

Footnotes

↑ The Locus Index to SF Awards

External links

Burn title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Nebula Award for Best Novella (2001–present)

2001–present	The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2001) Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk (2002) Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003) The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams (2004) Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2005) Burn by James Patrick Kelly (2006) Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress (2007) The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro (2008) The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2009) The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel Swirsky (2010) The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson (2011) After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (2012)

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