Henry James, This One's for You
Encyclopedia
Henry James, This One’s For You is a 2005
science fiction
short story
by Jack McDevitt
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It was among the 6 nominees for the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
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2005 in literature
The year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation....
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology....
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It was among the 6 nominees for the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Winners of the '“Nebula Award for Best Short Story”'. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-Winners and nominees:-External links:* *...
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Plot summary
The story is narrated by Jerry, an editor at a smaller publisher. After receiving an amazing manuscript he contacts the author - only to discover an even more amazing secret.External links
- http://www.sfwa.org/members/McDevitt/HenryJames.html – full text at author's website
- Henry James, This One’s For You at BestScienceFictionStories.com - a review of the short story.