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Novella · 1987 · 62 pages

Fugue State

by John M. Ford

Fugue State by John M. Ford was a finalist or poll selection for the 1988 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

HugoNo recognition listed
NebulaFinalist1988
LocusNo recognition listed
ClarkeNo recognition listed

In a twenty-first-century police state, authorities use the Vogel device to erase or replace memories and keep the population under control. Policeman Forrester investigates a criminal who appears able to resist the machine, drawing him into a case where memory and reality become increasingly unreliable.

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