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"'''The Sharing of Flesh'''" (also published as "'''The Dipteroid Phenomenon'''") is a [[science fiction]] [[Novella|novelette]] by [[Poul Anderson]]. Originally published in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'' (December 1968), it won a 1968 [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Best Novelette]] and was nominated for a 1969 [[Nebula Award]].<ref name="Reading Exp M-S">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com/2006/09/poul-anderson-part-2.html |title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S) |date=September 2006 |website=Scifi.darkroastedblend.com}}</ref> The story has appeared in the collections ''The Night Face & Other Stories'' (1979), ''[[The Dark Between the Stars (collection)|The Dark Between the Stars]]'' (1981),<ref name="Reading Exp M-S"/> ''Winners'' (1981), and ''The Long Night'' (1983).<ref name="SFR 1997">{{cite web |last=Wagner |first=Thomas M. |title=SF Review: ''The Dark Between the Stars'' (1981)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620174015/http://www.sfreviews.net/darkbetween.html |website=SFReviews.net |year=1997|archivedate=June 20, 2002}}</ref>
"'''The Sharing of Flesh'''" (also published as "'''The Dipteroid Phenomenon'''") is a [[science fiction]] [[Novella|novelette]] by [[Poul Anderson]]. Originally published in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'' (December 1968), it won a 1968 [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Best Novelette]] and was nominated for a 1969 [[Nebula Award]].<ref name="Reading Exp M-S">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.darkroastedblend.com/2006/09/poul-anderson-part-2.html |title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S) |date=September 2006 |website=Scifi.darkroastedblend.com}}</ref> The story has appeared in the collections ''The Night Face & Other Stories'' (1979), ''[[The Dark Between the Stars (collection)|The Dark Between the Stars]]'' (1981),<ref name="Reading Exp M-S"/> ''Winners'' (1981), and ''The Long Night'' (1983).<ref name="SFR 1997">{{cite web|last=Wagner |first=Thomas M. |title=SF Review: ''The Dark Between the Stars'' (1981) |url=http://www.sfreviews.net/darkbetween.html |website=SFReviews.net |year=1997 |archivedate=June 20, 2002 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620174015/http://www.sfreviews.net/darkbetween.html }}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==

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"The Sharing of Flesh"
Short story by Poul Anderson
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
PublisherGalaxy Science Fiction
Publication date1968

"The Sharing of Flesh" (also published as "The Dipteroid Phenomenon") is a science fiction novelette by Poul Anderson. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction (December 1968), it won a 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and was nominated for a 1969 Nebula Award.[1] The story has appeared in the collections The Night Face & Other Stories (1979), The Dark Between the Stars (1981),[1] Winners (1981), and The Long Night (1983).[2]

Plot summary

After a galactic dark age, humanity sends an expedition to a primitive human planet, where all cultures practice cannibalism as a rite of manhood. When one of the expedition members is brutally killed, his wife embarks on a mission of vengeance.

References

  1. ^ a b "Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Experience: Paul Anderson (Stories M-S)". Scifi.darkroastedblend.com. September 2006.
  2. ^ Wagner, Thomas M. (1997). "SF Review: The Dark Between the Stars (1981)". SFReviews.net. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)