Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time

Summary

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" is a 2017 horror fiction novelette by K.M. Szpara. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis edit

A trans man discovers that becoming a vampire has more consequences than he had expected.

Reception edit

"Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette of 2017,[1] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[2] Apex Magazine noted that it was "threaded with anger, hunger, and longing", and commended Szpara's "use of the vampire trope to explore isolation".[3]

Sequel edit

In 2020, Szpara announced that he was working on a "novel that expands (the) story."[4]

References edit

  1. ^ 2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced!, at Science Fiction Writers of America; published February 20, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
  2. ^ 2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced, at Tor.com; published March 31, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
  3. ^ Words for Thought—July 2017, by A. C. Wise, at Apex Magazine; published July 31, 2017; retrieved March 31, 2018
  4. ^ Working on the novel that expands this story, right nowwww!; on Twitter; published August 5, 2020

External links edit

  • Text of the story