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| "The Gold at the Starbow's End" | |
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| Short story by Frederik Pohl | |
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| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
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| Published in | Analog |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Publisher | Condé Nast |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | March 1972 |
"The Gold at the Starbow's End" is a science fiction novella by American writer Frederik Pohl. Originally published in the March 1972 issue of Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, it was nominated for both the 1973 Hugo Award for Best Novella[1] and the 1973 Nebula Award for Best Novella.[2] It did win the 1973 Locus Award for Best Novella.[3]
Writing in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, John Clute and Brian Stableford noted that Pohl's longer work had greatly improved after he stopped being the editor of Galaxy Magazine and the Worlds of If in 1969. They considered "The Gold at the Starbow's End" to be an important transitional work leading to his better-known work of the late 1970s and 1980s.[4] As the editor of Platinum Pohl (a collection of Pohl's work), James Frenkel described "The Gold at the Starbow's End" as a "wild adventure" that also addressed "the conflict between the needs of science and the exigencies of balancing a budget".[5]
Pohl later expanded the novella into a full-length novel, which was published in 1982 under the title Starburst.[4]
- ^ "1973 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "1973 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Locus Award for Best Novella Winners accessed March 4, 2015
- ^ a b Clute, John; Stableford, Brian (August 28, 2015). "Frederik Pohl". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Pohl, Frederick (2005). James Frenkel (ed.). Platinum Pohl: The Collected Best Stories. New York: Tom Doherty Associates (Tor). p. 336. ISBN 0-312-87527-4.