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We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line by Samuel R. Delany, book cover

Collection cover: Aye, and Gomorrah: stories

Novella · 1968

We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line

by Samuel R. Delany

We, in Some Strange Power's Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line by Samuel R. Delany was a finalist or poll selection for the 1969 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 1969 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

HugoFinalist1969
NebulaFinalist1969
LocusNo recognition listed
ClarkeNo recognition listed

Blacky works with a crew extending a worldwide electrical network, bringing power to communities still outside its reach. Their encounter with a band of independent motorcyclists turns an engineering assignment into a dispute over progress, freedom, and the right to refuse connection.

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Finalist, 1969 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Finalist, 1969 Nebula Award for Best Novella · Source ↗