Born with the Dead
"Born with the Dead" is a science fiction novella by Robert Silverberg. It describes a near-future world in which the recently dead can be "rekindled" to a new life, but one in which their personalities and attitudes are radically changed; although they possess their memories from their previous lives, their former concerns no longer appear important to them. The story parallels that of Eurydice and Orpheus in the underworld.[1]
Originally published in 1974 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, "Born with the Dead" won both the 1975 Nebula Award for Best Novella and the 1975 Locus Award for Best Novella.[2] The story has subsequently been republished many times in collections.
Silverberg described writing it as one of his most difficult challenges.[3]
With Silverberg's permission, Damien Broderick wrote a 30,000 word sequel, "Quicken," which was published with the original as a composite novel, Beyond the Doors of Death[4] and included by editor Gardner Dozois in his The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection, 2014.
References
- ^ Broderick, Damien (2009). Unleashing the Strange: Twenty-First Century Science Fiction Literature. Borgo Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781434457233.
- ^ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1975".
- ^ Chapman, Edgar L. (1999). The Road to Castle Mount: The Science Fiction of Robert Silverberg. Greenwood Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0313261459.
- ^ Introduction by Robert Silverberg, Beyond the Doors of Death, ArcManor, 2013, p. 13, ISBN 978-1-61242-112-4
External links
- Born with the Dead title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- The Gold at the Starbow's End by Frederik Pohl (1973)
- The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe (1974)
- Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg (1975)
- The Storms of Windhaven by Lisa Tuttle and George R.R. Martin (1976)
- The Samurai and the Willows by Michael Bishop (1977)
- Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978)
- The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979)
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- Nightflyers by George R. R. Martin (1981)
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- R&R by Lucius Shepard (1987)
- The Secret Sharer by Robert Silverberg (1988)
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- Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present)
- Best First Novel (1981–present)
- Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present)
- Best Young Adult Book (2003–present)
- Best Novella (1973–present)
- Best Novelette (1975–present)
- Best Short Story (1971–present)
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