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The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang, book cover
Novella · 2010 · 150 pages

The Lifecycle of Software Objects

by Ted Chiang

The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang won the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novella and the 2011 Locus Award for Best Novella. It was also a finalist or poll selection for the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novella.

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The story of two people and the artificial intelligences they helped create, following them for more than a decade as they deal with the upgrades and obsolescence that are inevitable in the world of software.

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Winner, 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Winner, 2011 Locus Award for Best Novella · Source ↗

Finalist, 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novella · Source ↗