A Short, Sharp Shock (sometimes titled Short, Sharp Shock) is a 1990 fantasy novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.^[1] The story deals with a man who awakens without memory in a strange land and journeys through it to find the woman he woke alongside.

A Short, Sharp Shock

First edition
Author	Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover artist	Arnie Fenner
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Mark V. Ziesing
Publication date	1990
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	978-0-929-48018-3

His journey takes him along the narrow strip of land, surrounded by ocean, which makes up the whole world.

The phrase "short, sharp shock" is taken from Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado.