Kiss Me Twice
"Kiss Me Twice" is a science fiction police procedural novella, by Mary Robinette Kowal. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June 2011.
Synopsis[edit]
When a police station is attacked and the computer storing the department's artificial intelligence is stolen, detective Scott Huang suspects a connection to a murder whose investigation the attack disrupted.
Reception[edit]
"Kiss Me Twice" was a finalist for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[1] the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2011,[2] and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Novella.[3]
Ken Liu praised Kowal's "dialogue that sparkles with wit".[4] Jim C. Hines found the story reminiscent of the Elijah Baley stories, and lauded Huang as a "decent, determined, well-developed character who treats Metta [the AI] more like a partner than a machine".[5]
Origin[edit]
Kowal began the story as a project for NaNoWriMo.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ 2012 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Kiss Me Twice, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Announcing the 2012 Locus Award Winners, at Tor.com; published June 16, 2012; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Kiss Me Twice, by Ken Liu; at KenLiu.name; published February 26, 2012; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Hugo Novellas, Part 1 , by Jim C. Hines; at JimCHines.com; published June 14, 2012; retrieved November 12, 2020
- ^ Sale! Kiss Me Twice to Asimov’s plus a word about NaNoWriMo, by Mary Robinette Kowal, at MaryRobinetteKowal.com; published December 12, 2010 ; retrieved November 12, 2020
External links[edit]
- Text of the story at Kowal's official site
- Sequel to the story at Apex Magazine