The Year Without Sunshine

"The Year Without Sunshine" is a 2023 science fiction novelette by Naomi Kritzer. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

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In the wake of a natural disaster, the residents of a Minneapolis neighborhood undertake a collective effort to keep each other alive.

Reception

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"The Year Without Sunshine" won the 2024 Nebula Award for Best Novelette[1] and Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2]

Locus called it "hopeful" and "well-considered, well-researched, and well-written", but asked whether "such a kind and caring urban island would inevitably be confronted by less amiable folks who have an awful lot of arms and ammo".[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Year Without Sunshine, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 11, 2024
  2. ^ 2024 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2024
  3. ^ Paula Guran Reviews The Sunday Morning Transport, Uncanny, and The Dark; by Paula Guran; at Locus; published April 17, 2024; retrieved August 11, 2024
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