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The Fort Moxie Branch 
Summary
"The Fort Moxie Branch" is a 1988 science fiction short story by Jack McDevitt. It was first published in the 1988 edition of the Full Spectrum anthology series from Bantam Spectra.
Synopsis edit
A self-published author discovers a transdimensional library that collects the lost works of great authors.
Reception edit
"The Fort Moxie Branch" was a finalist for the 1988 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[1] and the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[2]
Paul J. Nahin has described the librarians' mission as "one that [Ray] Bradbury would surely applaud",[3] while Tom Easton has compared the library to "an Isher weapons shop".[4]
References edit
- ^ The Fort Moxie Branch, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 11, 2018
- ^ 1989 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2018
- ^ Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction, by Paul J. Nahin; published April 20, 2001, by Springer Science+Business Media
- ^ Off the Main Sequence, by Tom Easton, by Wildside Press, 2006; originally published in Analog Science Fiction December 1996
External links edit
- Text of the story at Baen.com