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"A Galaxy Called Rome"
Short story by Barry Malzberg
Genre(s)science fiction
Publication
Published inMagazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Publication date1975

A Galaxy Called Rome is a short science fiction story Barry Malzberg wrote in 1975.[1][2][3] It is 9,000 words long. It was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1975.[4]

The Story was first published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.[3] Malzberg dedicated it to the highly influential editor John W. Campbell.

According to Publisher's Weekly, the nominal plot of the story revolves around Lena, pilot of a starship, diverted into a "Black Galaxy".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jo Walton (2018). "An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000". Macmillan. p. 252. ISBN 9781466865730. Retrieved 2020-04-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Barry N. Malzberg (2007). "Breakfast in the Ruins: Volume 1 of Brain and Brawn Ship Series combo volumes". Baen Publishing Enterprises. ISBN 9781618245632. Retrieved 2020-04-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "The New York Times Book Review". New York Times Company. 1977. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-04-16. But the best story in the book is an odd piece by Barry N. Malzberg, from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, entitled 'A Galaxy Called Rome.'{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Nebula Awards 1976". Locus (magazine). Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ^ "Publishers Weekly, Volume 210, Issues 1-13". Publisher's Weekly. 1976. p. 334. Retrieved 2020-04-16.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)