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A Series of Steaks 
Summary
"A Series of Steaks" is a science fiction story by Singaporean writer Vina Jie-Min Prasad. It was first published in Clarkesworld, in January 2017.
Plot summary edit
Helena uses bioprinting to forge expensive cuts of beef... until she is blackmailed by a client with a particularly difficult request.
Reception edit
A Series of Steaks was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,[1] the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,[2] and the 2018 Theodore Sturgeon Award.[3] Tangent Online commended Prasad's portrayal of Helena, and the overall "flow" of the story, but felt that it "drag(ged) a little in the middle."[4]
References edit
- ^ A Series of Steaks, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 21, 2018
- ^ 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 21, 2018
- ^ 2018 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalists, by Mike Glyer, at File 770; published April 17, 2018; retrieved April 21, 2018
- ^ Clarkesworld #124, January 2017, reviewed by Kevin P. Hallett, at Tangent Online; published January 17, 2017; retrieved April 21, 2018
External links edit
- Text of the story, at Clarkesworld