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The Tear

2008 novella by Ian McDonald
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The Tear

Summary

The Tear is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • The Tear authored Ian McDonald[2].
  • The Tear's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Tear's genre is science fiction[4].
  • The Tear's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • The Tear was published on February 2008[6].
  • The Tear's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novella[7].
  • The Tear's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novella[8].
  • The Tear's nominated for is recorded as Theodore Sturgeon Award[9].
  • The Tear's published in is recorded as The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2009[10].
  • The Tear's published in is recorded as The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection[11].
  • The Tear's published in is recorded as Galactic Empires[12].
  • The Tear's title is recorded as The Tear[13].
  • The Tear's form of creative work is recorded as novella[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tear authored Ian McDonald[2].

Publication

The Tear was released on February 2008[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[5]. Its genre is science fiction[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Patangel · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2008-02-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → literary work
    Genre → science fiction
    Form of creative work → novella
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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