Waters of Versailles
"Waters of Versailles" is a 2015 fantasy novella by Kelly Robson, about plumbing. It was first published by Tor.com.
Synopsis
[edit]Sylvain de Guilherand introduces toilets and other aspects of indoor plumbing to the Palais de Versailles during the reign of Louis XV; however, this is complicated by the attitudes of the aristocracy — and by the personality of the captive nixie he is secretly using to power the system.
Reception
[edit]"Waters of Versailles" won the 2016 Aurora Award for Short Fiction,[1] and was a finalist for the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novella[2] and the 2016 World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction.[3]
Jonathan Strahan called it "light, funny, and perceptive",[4] while Gary K. Wolfe considered it to be "clever".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Announcing the 2016 Aurora Awards Winners, at Tor.com; published August 15, 2016; retrieved September 4, 2018
- ^ 2015 Nebula Awards, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved September 4, 2018
- ^ 2016 World Fantasy Convention, at the [WorldFantasy.org World Fantasy Convention]; retrieved September 4, 2018
- ^ Kelly Robson’s Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach is one of 2018s highlights, by Jonathan Strahan, at JonathanStrahan.com.au; published December 24, 2017; retrieved September 4, 2018
- ^ Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson, by Gary K. Wolfe, in Locus; published online May 4, 2018; retrieved September 4, 2018
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