Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time
Appearance
"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" is a 2017 horror fiction novelette by K.M. Szpara. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.
Synopsis
[edit]A trans man discovers that becoming a vampire has more consequences than he had expected.
Reception
[edit]"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,[1] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2] Apex Magazine noted that it was "threaded with anger, hunger, and longing", and commended Szpara's "use of the vampire trope to explore isolation".[3]
Sequel
[edit]In 2020, Szpara announced that he was working on a "novel that expands (the) story."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced!, at Science Fiction Writers of America; published February 20, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
- ^ 2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced, at Tor.com; published March 31, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
- ^ Words for Thought—July 2017, by A. C. Wise, at Apex Magazine; published July 31, 2017; retrieved March 31, 2018
- ^ Working on the novel that expands this story, right nowwww!; on Twitter; published August 5, 2020
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2017 short stories
- 2010s LGBTQ novels
- Novels with transgender themes
- Vampire novels
- Works originally published in Uncanny Magazine
- American LGBTQ novels
- LGBTQ-related horror literature
- 2017 LGBTQ-related literary works
- 2010s novel stubs
- LGBTQ novel stubs
- 2010s speculative fiction novel stubs
- Horror novel stubs