The Cost to Be Wise

by Maureen F. McHugh

The Cost to Be Wise by Maureen F. McHugh was a finalist or poll selection for the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 1997 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

A young woman in an isolated planetary settlement observes visiting anthropologists whose advanced technology contrasts with local life. When armed outsiders arrive, the visitors' assumptions about the community and its customs collide with dangers they may not understand.

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Finalist, 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Finalist, 1997 Nebula Award for Best Novella · Source ↗