Piper at the Gates of Dawn

by Richard Cowper

Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Richard Cowper was a finalist or poll selection for the 1977 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 1977 Locus Award for Best Novella and the 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

In a future Britain transformed by rising seas and social collapse, old storyteller Peter travels toward York with young piper Tom. The boy's music produces unusual effects, while rumors of a coming White Bird give their journey a significance neither traveler can easily control.

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Finalist, 1977 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Locus poll selection, 1977 Locus Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Finalist, 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novella · Source ↗