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Short Things gathers a collection of newly written short stories that broaden the world of John W. Campbell’s classic novella "Who Goes There?". Each story was commissioned as an individual stretch goal for the highly successful Frozen Hell Kickstarter campaign, a project that set records for science‑fiction publishing on the platform. The anthology grew through the contributions of many top writers in the genre, creating a cohesive book‑sized exploration of the original narrative’s themes and ideas.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: John Gregory Betancourt
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