The Moment (story)
"The Moment" is a 2009 science fiction short story by Lawrence M. Schoen. It was first published in the Hadley Rille Books anthology Footprints.
Synopsis
[edit]At multiple points throughout the distant future, various groups of aliens examine the footprint left by a member of a long-extinct species during the first Moon landing.
Reception
[edit]"The Moment" was a finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
At Tor.com, John Klima noted that "some of the vignettes (were) extremely difficult to get through", but overall commended Schoen for "how (he) pulled the whole story together", and observed that the story "hits a number of classic science fiction notes".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 2010 Hugo Award Nominees – Details, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 10, 2010; retrieved July 20, 2019
- ^ Hugo Awards 2010 Best Short Story, by John Klima, at Tor.com; published July 22, 2010; retrieved July 20, 2019
External links
[edit]- Text of the story at LawrenceMSchoen.com